SPRINGFIELD – County unemployment rates spiked in January according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. LaSalle County unemployment for the first month of 2021 was the highest locally at 8.5%, compared to 6.3% in December. Putnam and Bureau County were not far behind
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MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department are still looking into the whereabouts of a man they say has been missing since September 22nd. Authorities say that 33-year-old Wesley J. Shaver of Mendota was last seen around Rockford six months ago wearing an olive green hooded sweatshirt, grey/blue
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OTTAWA – The 100 block of West Washington Street from Columbus Street west to the alley will be closed to all traffic beginning Monday, March 22nd, by 7:00 a.m. The alley will remain open but equipment needed for roof repairs at St. Columba Church will require closing the east half of
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OTTAWA – It was one year ago that the pandemic first arrived in LaSalle County. A teen was the first reported case, according to the LaSalle County Health Department. Since then, over 10,000 residents have tested positive with 258 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Vaccine
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UTICA – With a thunderous boom the old bridge over the Illinois River in Utica was imploded Thursday morning. Crews detonated the metal framed structure, built in the early sixties just before 8 AM. Illinois 178 was closed temporarily during the detonation, but was opened by
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is reminding residents to check your email regarding COVID-19 vaccination sign-up. Please Check Your Email If: If you are 65 years and older AND registered in January, February, or March on the LaSalle County Health
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STREATOR – The city of Streator will be starting up a clean-up campaign. City Manager Dave Plyman announced the “Clean-Up Streator” Campaign at Wednesday’s city council meeting. The campaign’s mission is to make special efforts to enforce maintenance
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OTTAWA – Gusty winds are expected Thursday across North Central Illinois. The National Weather Service is predicting winds out of the Northeast gusting as high as 50 mph. A wind advisory will remain in effect until 7 PM.
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STATE ELGIN – A woman has died after saving her husband from being hit by a truck in traffic. The Kane County Coroner’s Office say that on Monday 37-year-old Katarzyna Kurek-Polk and her husband, both from Elburn, were stopped to assist a motorist on the side of the road on Route 20
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