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SUBLETTE – A child suffered significant burns after a fall Saturday in Lee County.   The Sublette Fire Department and EMS were called around 4:30 PM to Woodhaven Lakes for a report of an injured child.   They say a 3-year-old had fallen into a fire pit and was taken to a Dixon hospital

PERU – The Illinois Valley Food Pantry was able to help fill the shelves to close out summer after the “Fill the Truck” event Friday.    Studstill Media, Hyvee, and Illinois Valley Auto Group all partnered up to not only gather over 3300 lbs of food, plus a sizable cash donation as

  OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare donated $1,650 to Ottawa Township High School athletic programs. This donation is a result of the sports physical fundraiser that took place at Ottawa Township High School on May 30. “Ottawa High School is extremely fortunate to have a partnership with OSF

OGLESBY – Dynamic Controls Inc.  donated $10,000 to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation to endow a scholarship for students seeking the Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning  certificate. The first recipient of the scholarship, Guadalupe “Gio” Ortiz of Spring Valley,

PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital is proud to be the home of the Illinois Valley’s first human milk depot. Pasteurized donor human milk in an important nutritional therapy for many at-risk Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies, as it provides numerous benefits in the absence of

SANDWICH- A Sandwich man was arrested after allegedly threatening another man with a pitchfork.   The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office day they were called around 8 PM Saturday to the 800 block of Gletty Road to take a report from a person who claimed 75-year-old John R. Perkins of Sandwich

  MENDOTA – A man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a home in Mendota on Friday morning. According to the Mendota Police Department, at 2 a.m. they were called to the 300 block of 9th Avenue for a male subject gaining entry into a residence. Police say occupants woke up to

The Labor Day weekend signifies the end of the summer and one of the busiest driving periods of the year where millions of motorists are expected to hit the roadways nationwide. Illinois State Police District 05 Commander, Captain David Schneider, is urging motorists to celebrate responsibly,

SPRINGFIELD –  Governor JB Pritzker officially requested a federal disaster declaration for Illinois due to devastating floods since February.  In his request, Governor Pritzker requested Individual Assistance for 22 counties and Public Assistance for 32 counties, including LaSalle. If