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UTICA – Waltham Elementary in Utica is postponing the first day of school. Administrator Kristine Eager says phone and internet access via AT & T is taking longer than expected. Due to delays, the first day of student attendance will be Monday, August 26th. The district hopes to have

  CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral for a 24-year-old soldier from Chicago who was killed in Afghanistan just weeks into his first overseas tour. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker were among those who streamed past Spc. Michael Isaiah

  CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral for a 24-year-old soldier from Chicago who was killed in Afghanistan just weeks into his first overseas tour. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker were among those who streamed past Spc. Michael Isaiah

  THORNTON, Ill. (AP) — The FBI says a body found this week in a northeastern Illinois forest preserve is believed to be that of a Gary, Indiana, woman who vanished in July. The agency also said Wednesday that it’s offering up to a $10,000 reward for information that leads

  OTTAWA  – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, is highlighting the new Open Illinois Checkbook Act that will increase transparency and accountability on Illinois’ finances, by asking the Illinois Comptroller’s Office to publish reports on where tax dollars

LASALLE- Two people were arrested Tuesday in LaSalle by the Tri-County Drug Enforcment Narcotics Team for alleged drugs and one person is potentially facing additional charges regarding possible counterfeit currency. TriDent announced they conducted a buy/bust operation in the 300 block of Civic

OTTAWA – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team arrested a Chicago man after a buy/bust operation near Ottawa. On Friday, August 9th around 1:30 PM agents in the 3000 block of North State Route 71 conducted a controlled purchase of approximately 36 grams of purported cocaine

OTTAWA – A rural Ottawa motorcycle crash on Tuesday sent a 24-year old man to a Peoria hospital by helicopter. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office says that they were called to a single vehicle cycle crash around 4:30 PM near 1300 North 2401st Road. Grand Ridge EMS treated Dean Thomas

LEE – A Paw Paw man was airlifted from an ATV crash in rural Lee County on Saturday. According the Lee County Sheriff’s Office they were called to Reynolds Road between Steward and Lee where they found 42-year-old Jeffrey DeLong pinned under the four wheeler. He was airlifted to

LASALLE – Mayor Jeff Grove reminded residents that they must send in requests for building permits before they begin construction on any projects. He stated that he’s seen several cases of permits being turned in after the fact. Grove also expressed interest in instituting a fine for