SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police and a number of railroad organization have announced that it is Rail Safety Week across the state. Coordinated by Amtrak and Operation Lifesaver, the aim is to prevent the more than 2,100 injuries and deaths that occur in and around railways. Because
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are reminding drivers and workers in the agriculture industry to take safety precautions during the busy fall harvest season. Tractor roll-over accidents on farms or roadways are a leading cause of deaths in the industry. The Illinois Department of
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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials plan to remove a state Capitol statue of Stephen A. Douglas as part of a national reckoning on race prompted by the police-custody death of George Floyd. Douglas was a political legend and longtime rival of
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MENDOTA – Mendota High School Superintendent Jeff Prusator and Principal Denise Aughenbaugh discussed Sunday some of the steps the students and staff have taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The changes when you enter the school are clear, from the lines on the floor and staff
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SPRINGFIELD – The seven day positivity rate in Illinois for COVID-19 infections has dropped to just 3.5%. Illinois reported just over 1400 new cases Sunday and 14 additional deaths. Locally, LaSalle, Bureau, Marshall and Putnam Counties reported 36 new infections. The Illinois
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CHICAGO (AP) — A strike by hundreds of nurses has ended at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. Doris Carroll, president of the Illinois Nurses Association, says progress was made on wages, staffing and personal protection equipment. No formal deal has been reached but talks will resume
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DEPUE – A home that formerly was known as Rose Hill Manor was destroyed Saturday in DePue. Around 4 PM a mutual aid box alarm went out to many area departments to battle the blaze in the 1100 block of Rosehill Road. The residents of the home escaped the growing fire which started on
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STREATOR – A home and a business were both burglarized over the weekend in Streator. On Saturday morning Streator Police were called to Northpoint Drive where it was discovered that cash and other items were taken from a business sometime overnight. Later that morning they were called
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SENECA – A Livingston County man is dead after a motorcycle crash near Seneca around 9 PM Saturday. According to authorities, 52-year-old John Martinez of Pontiac was traveling south on East 29th when for unknown reasons he left the roadway on the north hill in the curves, coming to rest
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