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PONTIAC – An inmate in his 40’s at the Pontiac Correctional Center has died from complications related to COVID-19, along with a resident of Livingston County in his 70’s. Since the pandemic began, 55 residents of the county have succumb to the disease. The Livingston County

CHICAGO – The American Red Cross is offering safety tips to prevent house fires over the holidays. They suggest besides testing your smoke detectors each month, that you should also use caution when heating your home, especially with space heaters. They say if you must use one, place it on

DIXON – An arrest has been made after an abuse investigation at a Dixon long term care facility.  The Illinois State Police say that 34-year-old Demitri Davis, an employee of the Illinois Department of Human Services at the Jack Mabley Developmental Center in Dixon was charged with

CHICAGO – Local and statewide gas prices are near or just below the national average according to the American Automobile Association. However, motorists are paying around 40 cents less per gallon than they did last December. In LaSalle County, gas prices average at $2.19 per gallon. Putnam

OGLESBY – At the Oglesby city council meeting Monday night Commissioner of Electric, Streets, Water, and Sewer Jason Curran said that an audit of the community’s energy use may yield some positive news. He stated that himself and Mayor Dom Rivara met with BHMG Engineers to look over

PONTIAC – Thirty-nine more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. Since the pandemic began, 122 active cases remain in the county out of the 2,843 positive test results recorded. At the Pontiac Correctional Center 17 inmates and 18 staff remain active novel

LELAND – The Leland Police Department are looking for a person of interest that they say assaulted a store employee in the 100 block of North Main Street on Sunday.   They say around 10:30 PM a man allegedly punched the victim with an unknown object after the victim asked to see the