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  OGLESBY – Mendota High School and Illinois Valley Community College are providing college-aid-specific services to MHS students and families. MHS Director of Guidance and former Illinois State University financial aid advisor, Mitch Landgraf says almost 30 percent of students who

MENDOTA- A Mendota man is in custody after what authorities say was numerous smash and grab burglaries.   The Mendota Police Department on Thursday took 54-year-old Craig J. Hynes into custody and charged him with two counts of burglary pending a mental health evaluation.  Authorities say he is

  PERU –  Seal coating on Illinois 251 through Peru will resume on Thursday. The surfacing will take place from Midtown Road to I-80. This will affect intersections at Midtown Road, Wenzel Road, 38th Street and south I-80 ramps. During construction northbound and southbound lane

PRINCETON – Bureau County’s Health Department discussed recreational marijuana legalization and their concerns with current drug alcohol policies. According to CEO and Public Health Administrator Hector Gomez, the department is working with the county’s administrator to review

HENRY — The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department confirmed that mosquitoes collected in Henry have tested positive for West Nile Virus. According to Dr. of Health Protection Kurt Kuchle (Kook-Lee) testing is complete in Marshall County after a pool of 50 mosquitoes were

  MENDOTA- Multiple storefront windows have been broken in Mendota over the last ten days, and according to authorities a person of interest has been identified.   Mendota Police say Wednesday morning they were called to the 800 block of Washington Street for a broken window at a business.

Studstill Media Photo PRINCETON – Bureau County’s board agreed to reject all bids on the new law enforcement center. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Architect Henry Pitner explained that eight companies who bid on the jail project we’re well over their expected price of  $11 million.

  STREATOR – Streator’s council discussed whether to act on a city sales tax for marijuana on Tuesday. According to City Manager David Plyman, the city just recently received a memo letter from legal council on the matter. Plyman says it’s going to be a learning curve.

LASALLE – LaSalle City Council discussed possible amendments to the city’s mobile food vendor ordinance. Although what the city discussed is not final, the council members did agree that food trucks would have to purchase an annual permit for $600. Members of the council also discussed

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board passed a resolution that declared October 6th through 12th Suicide Awareness Week at their board meeting on Monday. Attorney Alexis Ferracuti spoke to the board about the upcoming Out of the Darkness Walk on October 12th and the importance of raising awareness