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UTICA – An oil fire occurred at an asphalt contractor in Utica Saturday morning. According to the Utica Community Fire Protection District, they were called to the Utica Terminal Incorporated on North 27th Road, just before 2:30 a.m. for a reported oil burner fire. Officials say a small out

          Valedictorian Georgia Kapetaneas is the daughter of Leonidas and Christina Kapetaneas of Oglesby. She is a member of the LP Honor Society and an Illinois State Scholar. Kapetaneas received LaSalle Bar Association, AFT Local Jacqueline B. Vaughn, Elizabeth

MENDOTA  – OSF HealthCare is pleased to announce a number of enhancements to cancer care services for patients within north central Illinois including additional specialists and advanced treatment options. Shylendra Sreenivasappa, MD (Dr. Sreeni for short) recently joined the team at OSF

DIXON – A naked man was discovered in a home in Dixon by the homeowner when he awoke on Thursday. The Dixon Police say that they were called to the 200 bock of South Dement Avenue for a reported home invasion. When officers arrived they were told by the resident than a man was nude inside

VIENNA, Ill. (AP) — Inmates at a Southern Illinois corrections facility are training dogs from a local no-kill shelter and giving them to veterans. The Southern Illinoisan reports that six dogs graduated Thursday from the 12-week training program at the Shawnee Correctional Center in Vienna.

LELAND – Leland’s Police Chief commended officers in their work subduing a 19-year-old Ottawa man who reportedly shot himself multiple times in the head during a standoff Wednesday night. According to Police Chief Jason Bragg, police were called just after 11 p.m. for an armed

DANA – The Village of Dana is going to have their water tower refurbished thanks to an investment from Illinois American Water. They announced they will be spending around $400,000 to extend the life of the 115-foot-tall storage tank. Water service is not expected to be significantly

SPRING VALLEY – A Spring Valley man is in jail after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team buy/bust operation on Wednesday.  In a release by Tri-Dent, they say around noon along with the Spring Valley Police Department they conducted a controlled purchase of purported heroin from

PERU – LaSalle-Peru High School’s graduation ceremony will be outdoors in Howard Fellows Stadium tonight. The 121st annual commencement will begin at 7 p.m. The gates in the stadium open at 5:45 p.m. A handicap accessible entrance will be available at the East gate. There are 278

CHICAGO (AP) — A state judicial board is alleging that a Cook County judge tried to kiss a police officer, made unwanted sexual advances toward a court reporter and made inappropriate sexual comments about a prosecutor. The Chicago Tribune reports that the Judicial Board alleges that Judge