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PEORIA – The Better Business Bureau is reporting scams in the Peoria and Bureau County area. According to the BBB, many of the calls are “robocalls” or automated calls. The BBB says in robocall versions, an automated recording declares that your Social Security number (SSN) “has been

OTTAWA – World AIDS Day is Saturday December 1st. According to HIV.gov, the Federal theme for the 2018 observance is “Saving Lives through Leadership and Partnerships”. World AIDS Day serves as an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, and remember those

MENDOTA – Two deer found themselves trapped in Lake Mendota Thursday. The Mendota Fire Department were called to the lake around 4:30 p.m. after the animals had busted through the thin ice and were unable to free themselves. Firefighters donned ice rescue suits and entered the lake with an

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board members honored county clerk Joann Carretto at their Thursday meeting. She first started working for the LaSalle County Clerks Office in October of 1978, becoming chief deputy clerk. Carretto was elected county clerk in 2006. She is stepping down after 39 years

LASALLE – Representatives from Illinois Cement spoke to a full crowd Thursday night regarding potential limestone mining. The public hearing at LaSalle City Hall discussed the rezoning and obtaining special use permits in order to obtain enough limestone for forty years of reserves for the

MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare St. Paul is offering Christmas light recycling. OSF HealthCare is hoping to divert contributing waste during the holidays by helping residents recycle unwanted Christmas lights through January. Steve Looney, director of facility planning and operations for OSF Saint

PERU – The city of Peru plans to widen and realign North Peoria Street as well as build a round-about intersection to alleviate congestion. City officials held an open house on Wednesday evening, presenting aerial maps of the proposed project, taking input from the public. The roundabout

PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital announced that they are postponing transplant support group meetings. In a release, ICVH announced the Live Life transplant support group will not meeting for the next three months. The group normally meets on the second Monday of each month,

  The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced that they have a new phone number for weather and road condition information. The Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release on Tuesday that the new number to call is 815-899-0727 for updated road and weather conditions.