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  STREATOR – Streator Township High schools FUSE therapy dog program is proving positive to students and plans are in the works to expand. Tom Edwards, the instructor of the program, presented his results to the board on the impact of his K9 Sophie on the students. Students also

OTTAWA – Residents are unharmed after an aggressive fire to a home in Ottawa on Sunday. According to the Ottawa Fire Department, when crews arrived at the 1200 block of Lafayette Street, they found heavy fire conditions to the home and after an aggressive interior attack, crews were able

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Ag Club will join the Bureau County Farm Bureau in celebrating National Agriculture Day Tuesday. Club members will wear IVCC ag gear and attend a free viewing of the movie “Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman” at 6 PM in the cultural centre.

The Supreme Court announced in a statement that Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection.  Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe said that Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He

Police said on Sunday that one person was killed and at least 28 others were injured in a shooting at a car show in southeastern Arkansas. The shooting took place at a car show in Dumas, Ark., known as “NeighborHOOD PicNIC.”  Dumas is about 87 miles southeast of Little Rock. 

OTTAWA – A household hazardous waste collection event will be coming to Ottawa. The LaSalle County Government Center will host the event on May 21st. You will be able to dispose of many solvents, chemicals and other items, but you will need to register online at the LaSalle County Land Use

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is joining the American Ladder Institute in its national initiative acknowledging ladder safety at home and at work. The American Ladder Institute promotes the safe use of ladders by defining standards

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is joining the American Ladder Institute in its national initiative acknowledging ladder safety at home and at work. The American Ladder Institute promotes the safe use of ladders by defining standards

  PEORIA – Nearly $66 million in funding is on its way to improving access to health care for people across many communities in central and northern Illinois living at lower income levels, according to OSF HealthCare. The Illinois Department of Health and Family Services is providing

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several grassroots groups and volunteers as far away as Los Angeles are working to extricate elderly Holocaust survivors from Ukraine. It’s been a partnership of sorts between Jewish and non-Jewish groups from around the world. These networks are recruiting bus