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PERU – Peru police say an unoccupied truck vs train collision occurred at the Plain Street crossing, but no injuries were reported.  They say around 3 AM Friday two locomotives and six cars were damaged by the vehicle that they believe rolled onto the tracks from a nearby residence.  The

  SENECA – Seneca Township High School says a student has tested positive for COVID_19, on Thursday. Officials say they received a call from the LaSalle County Health Department informing that one of their students tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus. Public health officials

  SENECA – Seneca Township High School says a student has tested positive for COVID-19, on Thursday. Officials say they received a call from the LaSalle County Health Department informing that one of their students tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus. Public health officials

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will move to virtual delivery of all courses and services beginning Monday, March 23. The main campus and Ottawa Center will be closed to the public for the remainder of the spring semester ending May 16. College operations will continue but the

SPRINGFIELD – LaSalle County has its first case of COVID_19. On Thursday, Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health announced 136 more cases in 22 counties, including one case in LaSalle County. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, the case is a female

UNDATED – Since the outbreak of COVID-19, false news, remedies and scams have been circulating. The misinformation has come in the form of text messages and most popular for example,  Facebook users mentioning a nationwide lockdown. According to PolitiFact, a nonpartisan fact-checking

OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby’s future police chief, Scott Pavlock is backing down from the position. In a letter to the city clerk, Pavlock says the former chief was a good man who was publicly dishonored. Pavlock also expressed his challenge finding a home within the city and how

DIXON – Early Wednesday morning a man and a woman in Dixon were injured after being struck by gunfire in Dixon. According to the Dixon Police Department, around 3:45 AM they were called to the 1300 block of West Fourth Street where they found a 28-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man

PERU – An emergency call for a person who was not responsive at a Peru business on Tuesday had a positive outcome thanks to the work of the Peru Police Department. Mayor Scott Harl on social media said that Peru Officers John Atkins, Nick Biagioni and Jeff Paul and Commander Sarah Raymond