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DIXON – One man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in rural Lee County Wednesday afternoon. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Illinois Route 2 near Sink Hollow Road around 3:30 p.m. two trucks collided head on. The man driving northbound, 68-year-old Stephen Vagle of

PAW PAW – Paw Paw School Board members held a special meeting on Wednesday to answer questions about their decision to put deactivating Paw Paw High School and sending pupils to Indian Creek on the November ballot. The board answered questions given in a handout that concerned parents and

STREATOR – Streator City Council members approved the “Safe Routes to Schools” grant application at a City Council meeting Wednesday night. The $200,000 grant will go towards installing sidewalks so that kids can walk or ride their bikes to school in a safe environment. City engineer

AURORA – Two men were shot, one fatally, while inside of a car in an Aurora coin laundry parking lot Wednesday evening. Around 7 p.m. Aurora police say there was no discernible description of the suspect who walked up to the vehicle in the 800 block of W. Illinois Ave., shot multiple

STREATOR – Tuesday evening two people were arrested in Streator after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation. According to Tri-Dent, they, along with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence in the 1400 block of South Cleveland Street and took a

DEKALB – The man authorities say caused a manhunt Thursday in southern DeKalb County has been taken into custody Wednesday in the city of DeKalb. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Richard A. Hall of Leland was located at a residence in the 400 block of

OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare Medical Group – Ottawa Starfire Drive is pleased to announce that Carrie Finley, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), has joined Dr. Ushasri Koganti’s Family Medicine care team. Finley provides care for patients from birth to seniors and considers herself the

CHICAGO (AP) – A LaSalle County physician who pleaded guilty last year to charges of illegally dispensing opioids and other prescription medicine in exchange for cash or sex has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago says that Dr. Constantino

PRINCETON – Princeton High School and Princeton Police say they won’t comment until the investigation is complete on allegations of an inappropriate relationship between an employee and a student. However, Princeton Superintendent Kirk Haring stated the employee is no longer working

OTTAWA – On Sunday evening one man was taken into custody in Ottawa and charged with burglary after an investigation into vehicles being entered. In a release by the Ottawa Police Department, they say that around 10:30 p.m. near the 700 block of Chapel Street they were investigating