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PERU – The Peru K9 Officer now is equipped with armor thanks to a donation from a charity. On Thursday Peru Police announced that Vested Interest have delivered to Saxon his new protective vest. The vest, valued at $950.00, is embroidered with the phrase “Born to Love-Trained to

SPRINGFIELD – A bill circulating the General Assembly would set limits to the number of patients nurses can see. Some of the requirements of The Safe Patient Limit Act are that patient assignment to those in intensive care is two per nurse, one per nurse for triage patients and three per

  OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Giving Day overflowed with generosity and slime. The annual fundraiser hosted on Wednesday featured a series of relay races for students and ended with faculty covered in slime. Director of Admissions Quentin Overock and Professor

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Police in the Chicago suburb of Aurora say the department is sending two detectives to the Cincinnati area to investigate a missing child report that could involve an Aurora boy who disappeared in 2011. Aurora Police Sgt. Bill Rowley said Wednesday afternoon that the

OTTAWA – Voter’s in the city of Ottawa elected a former commissioner as their next Mayor. Daniel F. Aussem will replace outgoing Mayor Robert M. Eschbach. Aussem came in with 52 percent of the vote, while opponent Julie Johnson trailed in at nearly 48 percent of the vote.

STREATOR –  Streator Mayor Jimmie Lansford and incumbent councilmen will be keeping their seats after the 2019 Consolidated Election. Incumbent Jimmie D. Lansford had nearly 57 percent of the vote, while opponents Joseph Scarbeary came in with 29 percent and Siobhan Elias with 14 percent

MENDOTA – The spring election saw two new faces join the Mendota City Council, with John Holland taking the Ward 3 seat, edging out Jody Mall.  In Ward 4, Mark Peasley edged out Matt Ramer by just two votes, 73 to 71.  They’ll be replacing Alderman Walter Weiland and Randy

PRINCETON – Mayor Joel Quiram returns to guide Princeton for the future handily beating opponent Ray Swanson in the spring election by 400 votes.  Princeton residents also voted to approve a quarter percent sales tax increase, bringing their obligation up to 8%.  The increased revenue

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — The mayor of Aurora says he was “blindsided” by a convicted murderer and reputed member of the “Ripper Crew” registered as sex offender to live at a local facility. Mayor Richard Irvin said he hopes Wayside Cross Ministries reconsiders its decision to

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office is waning of a statewide scam. A phone campaign fraudulently using the name and phone numbers of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association is currently underway. The Sheriffs’ Association says phone solicitors who want you to act