PERU – Trick-or-treating will still be happening in the cities of Peru and LaSalle this year. At Monday night’s city council meeting, officials from the city of Peru explained that trick-or-treating will be on Halloween, Saturday, October 31st, from 5-7 PM, the same time as LaSalle
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois State Police has launched an tracking system for rape kits that will allow sexual assault survivors to track evidence in new cases. The state police, which rolled out the system in August, runs laboratories that analyze DNA evidence. The Chicago Tribune reports that
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By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her 5-year-old daughter on Chicago’s West Side over the weekend. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown told reporters on Monday that police believe
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has named a university associate chancellor as a chief diversity and inclusion officer. Deanie Brown starts the new job for the state’s judicial branch of government in November. She’ll be responsible for developing and
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CHICAGO (AP) — Restrictions aimed at limiting spread of the coronavirus in Chicago’s restaurants and bars will ease slightly this week. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the decision Monday as Illinois officials said 1,709 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported statewide
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Ameren energy company says it plans to invest $8 billion in renewable energy projects during the next two decades, with a goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 across Missouri and Illinois. The company says it plans to reduce carbon emissions 50% by 2030 and
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PONTIAC – Twenty-three more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 and nine inmates have also tested positive at the Pontiac Correctional Center. All of the newly infected are recovering in isolation. Currently in the county, 41 cases remain active, with three
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PRINCETON – Putnam County remains at a warning level for COVID-19, with new cases per capita being nearly four times higher than the Illinois Department of Public Health advises. Positivity rate was over 12%. Monday the Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Departments reported twelve
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OTTAWA – LaSalle County Health Department reported 20 additional cases of coronavirus with over twice as many new recoveries on Monday. The new cases are individuals who range in age from their teens to their 80’s, and the county has now seen 1,734 cases in total since the start of the
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STREATOR – A man wanted for burglary, attempted theft and criminal damage to property was arrested after a man hunt in rural LaSalle County that involved two allegedly stolen vehicles. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say a deputy stopped a reportedly stolen vehicle around 1:00 AM
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