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MENDOTA- It was announced that Mendota High School principal Denise Aughenbaugh will become the next Superintendent in the summer of 2023.  Aughenbaugh has been with MHS   since 2004.   Current Superintendent  Jeff Prusator informed WGLC of the Mendota High School Board’s decision Monday

PERU – The Route 251 bridge was closed for over an hour after a head-on crash injured two.   The Peru Police say as many as five vehicles were involved after a southbound vehicle reportedly drove head-on into a northbound vehicle around 6 PM, striking it and a number of cars behind it. 

MENDOTA – Mendota City Council approved a $6,700 donation to the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce at Monday night’s meeting. The city normally donates $1,500 to the Chamber of Commerce for fireworks and $5,200 for the Sweet Corn Festival. 2nd Ward Alderman John Holland proposed the

DEKALB – The Dekalb County Health Department reported an additional 15 positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday. There have been 509 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the county since the start of the pandemic, as well as 15 deaths. 10 of these reported deaths were from Pine Acres Rehab and

PONTIAC – Livingston County’s Health Department announced that the county is currently free of active coronavirus cases. LCHD has received 2,006 COVID-19 tests since the start of the pandemic with 37 of those confirmed positive. Although two cases have resulted in death due to

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 473 new cases of COVID-19 in the state on Monday. This is the lowest number of daily confirmed cases since March 29th.  With this, they also announced 19 additional deaths from complications related to the coronavirus, all

OTTAWA – Three additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced in LaSalle County on Monday. These cases, three males in their teens, 30’s, and 50’s, are recovering in isolation. This brings the county total of confirmed coronavirus cases to 183 since the pandemic began. In

PERU – A tractor trailer crashed through an empty building off of May Road in Peru Monday morning after the driver reportedly had what was described as a medical issue. Peru Fire Chief Jeff King said the tractor trailer was traveling eastbound after 10 AM on I-80 when it crossed over the

LAMOILLE – A LaMoille man is dead after a two vehicle crash Sunday morning in Bureau County.  Authorities say they were called around 9 AM to the intersection of Route 34 and Route 92 for a two vehicle crash.   The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office say a vehicle driven by an 84-year-old