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SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sue Rezin has been re-appointed to the Senate Republican Leadership Team. Senator Rezin will continue to serve on the 63-member Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures. She will join her colleagues from all 50 states numerous times

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed an executive order that his office says will help protect immigrants and refugees in Illinois. Pritzker signed the order Thursday morning at a social services agency in Aurora. Under the order the Illinois Department of Human Services would

OTTAWA – Early voting and voting by mail for the April election for LaSalle County residents will begin in less than a month. LaSalle County Clerk, Lori Bongartz says vote by mail applications are currently being accepted. You can download the application online or request an application to

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois state officials are offering $100 million in low-interest or interest-free loans to federal workers going without paychecks during a record 33-day government shutdown. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Wednesday that the state treasury

STREATOR – The Organization of The Petroleum Exporting Countries released a list of production cuts from its members and others to cut global production by 1.2 million barrels per day for the first 6 months of 2019, According to the American Automobile Association. However, President Steve

MENDOTA – A local Mendota woman is turning 100-years-old tomorrow, January 24th. Vern Sommerville, was born and raised in Peru and raised her three sons with her husband Glenn on a farm in Mendota. Somerville taught at Blackstone Elementary in Mendota for 27 years, frequently donating

UTICA – Starved Rock Bald Eagle Watch Weekend at the Illinois Waterway Lock and Dam Visitor Center, Starved Rock Visitor Center and Starved Rock Lodge will begin Saturday January 26th through the 27th. Hikes leave the Visitors Center at 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on both days. Chose from

LASALLE – LaSalle City Council members voted to move forward with a new convenience store and truck stop. The council voted to approve preliminary plats for the Thornton’s truck stop as set forth by the Planning Commission. The Thornton’s truck stop will tentatively break ground

PERU – Six brothers from one family who served in World War II will be honored with a sign and a stretch of road named for them in Peru. Tuesday State Senator Sue Rezin, along with Peru Mayor Scott Harl and Spring Valley Mayor Walt Marini presented Alex Kaszynski Jr with a copy of the

LASALLE – Mail price changes for the United States Post Office will take in effect on January 27th. In a release by the The United States Postal Service (USPS), the new rates will keep the Postal Service competitive while providing the agency with needed revenue. 1 ounce letters, and