LASALLE – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team arrested a Chicago man Thursday on Crack and Heroin charges. They say that around 12:30 PM they conducted a traffic stop on Charters Street after a several month investigation into alleged drug sales by TRI-Dent. Taken into custody
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported that the county’s COVID-19 Risk Metric has been moved to orange. In a media release on Friday, the health department said they’ve seen a “concerning” rise in the number of coronavirus cases and that the 7-day positivity rate
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SPRINGFIELD – A LaSalle County resident in her 90’s is reported to be the 63rd and most recent COVID-19 related death. The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed the death along with 30 new cases of coronavirus, for a total of 2,314 since the start of the pandemic. Statewide, the
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STREATOR – Three residents of Streator are facing charges after a raid Thursday night by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. They say that around 8 PM they executed a search warrant in the 600 block of North Sterling Street. During a search of the residence, they allegedly found
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DIXON – The Illinois Department of Public Health have announced that starting Sunday not only is indoor dining not allowed in Northwestern Illinois, but there is a limit to just 10 people at any social gathering. The stricter mitigation rules are going into place due to the reported surging
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STREATOR – The Streator Police Department is investigating two separate vehicle burglary incidents from Wednesday night. They say a vehicle in the 200 block of South 1st Ave and another in the 300 block of South 1st Ave had items stolen from them. Authorities recommend making a routine of
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department confirmed that nine more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as 3 more inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center. All 12 of these cases are recovering at home in isolation. Since the start of the pandemic,
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OTTAWA – A female in her 90s is the latest coronavirus related death in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Health Department announced the death, the 62nd in total, along with 46 new cases. This is the most cases the county has seen in a single day since early September. 2,284 cases in
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SPRINGFIELD – 4,942 new COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday by the Illinois Department of Public Health. That is the highest daily case count the state has seen since September 4th. The IDPH also confirmed 44 additional coronavirus related deaths, which included a female in her 80s from
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STREATOR – An opportunity for area businesses to keep up with their state required sexual harassment training courses is being offered in Streator. The Streator Area Chamber of Commerce is working with Woodland School and Streator Township High School, who use a company called Bushue Human
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