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PEORIA  – The Perry Memorial Hospital Board has voted to recommend to the City of Princeton that it begin a process to consider a variety of partnership options with OSF HealthCare. Perry Memorial Hospital and OSF HealthCare have had a relationship for nearly 50 years, with Perry Memorial

  DEER GROVE – A GoFundMe account was created to support the family of a Deer Grove man who was electrocuted last week. 48-year-old Shannon Pierceson was working on an irrigator in a field in Deer Grove last week Wednesday when he was electrocuted. He was taken to CGH Medical Center in

STREATOR – A Monday afternoon house fire in Streator damaged a home, but no injuries were reported. According to the Streator Fire Department, they were called to a home in the 300 block of LaSalle Street around 5 PM for smoke in a home. When they arrived, the occupants were able to escape

STREATOR – A business in the 2300 block of North Bloomington Street reported on Monday that a rental vehicle was stolen. Streator Police say that the vehicle was not returned and they are asking the public for help in locating a blue Ford Fiesta with Illinois plates STA RSL4. If anyone

OGLESBY – Two men are in the LaSalle County Jail after a controlled purchase operation by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team.  On Monday afternoon they,  along with the LaSalle Police were operating in the 300 block of Civic Road in LaSalle and began an investigation into

PERU – Two police officers were commended on their work at Monday night’s Peru City Council Meeting. Officers Bradley Anderson and Aaron Querciagrossa were given the IVCH Heart Saver Hero Award as well as the City of Peru Good Neighbor Recognition for their life saving actions earlier in

OTTAWA – By this time next year, the Environmental Protection Agency will begin closing off one of four sewers discharging into the Illinois River in Ottawa. Due by August 2020,  the EPA has prioritized closing off a combined sewer located on 1st and prospect Avenue, According to

CHICAGO – Gas prices statewide and in the tri-county area have increased. That’s all thanks to the recent statewide gas tax hike that took off earlier this month. According to Illinois Director of Public Affairs for the American Automobile Association, Beth Mosher, the tax increase is

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a tractor-trailer driver failed to slow down in time and crashed into stopped traffic in an Illinois construction zone, killing three people from Missouri. The four-vehicle crash happened Saturday along eastbound Interstate 70 near Effingham, about 195

  HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s protest movement took a violent turn Sunday as police launched tear gas at protesters after a massive march continued late into the evening, and subway riders were attacked by masked assailants who apparently were targeting pro-democracy demonstrators. The