MENDOTA – The 74th Annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival returns this coming weekend, but one of the favorite parts of the celebration will require a little extra community support this year. Shelby Weide of the Mendota Chamber of Commerce is asking for members of the community to set aside
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UNDATED -A twister that touched down in North Central Illinois left devastating damage to properties in Arlington. Matt Friedlein of the National Weather Service said Tuesday that so far they have identified seven twisters, including one that touched down near Arlington in Bureau County
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LASALLE – The city of LaSalle is moving forward with demolition work at a building that partially collapsed in July. City Council approved a contractor out of Spring Valley for just under $60,000 to safely clean up and dispose of what’s leftover at the 1001 1st Street Building
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PRINCETON – A number of funnel clouds and likely tornadoes developed Monday afternoon across North Central Illinois, nearly a year after a devastating Deracho struck. There were reports of building damage in Bureau and Dekalb Counties, plus other storm damage from the slow moving storms
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GARY – A Somonauk man who has been missing since August of last year was located deceased in Indiana. Authorities say the body of 36-year-old Garnie Dell Rice was found December 2nd in an abandoned home. Rice was identified by DNA. An investigation into the death is ongoing by
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Canada is lifting its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians. The reopening Monday is part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. The border has been
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Among several new features at this year’s Illinois State Fair will be an unwelcome one: COVID-19. The potentially deadly virus forced cancellation of last year’s fair for the first time since World War II. This year, organizers are taking safety
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state’s unclaimed property program returned $226 million in unclaimed property to its rightful owners last year. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced last week that an estimated 174,000 claims were paid in 2020 despite a sagging economy and the strain
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has hired former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman as a senior staff member, bringing on the one-term Virginia lawmaker as GOP leaders have criticized the panel as too partisan. Chairman Bennie
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Albany County sheriff says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could face misdemeanor charges if investigators substantiate a criminal complaint filed this week accusing him of groping an aide at the governor’s state residence. Sheriff Craig Apple said Saturday it would
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