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  STREATOR – A Streator woman is facing multiple charges after being taken into custody by the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. LaSalle County Sheriff’s Adam Diss reported that 24-year-old Aymee L. Wilinski allegedly possessed

    OGLESBY – Paula Hallock of Tonica is the 2022 winner of Illinois Valley Community College’s Connie Skerston Memorial Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service. Hallock, Human Resources administrative assistant, was nominated by Ottawa Center counselor Valery

JOLIET – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will begin daytime closures of the Brandon Road Lock located in Joliet beginning May 9 to facilitate installation of bulkhead recesses which will later be used to perform critical maintenance on the lock in 2023. Closures will

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Mu Alpha chapter of the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society for two-year colleges inducted 34 students at its annual induction ceremony April 28. Students recognized were: Fall 2021: Madison N. Miranda of DePue; Paula G. Taylor of

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim has announced an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste one-day collection in Ottawa. Each year, Illinois EPA provides residents with free events to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous products commonly found in homes. Illinois EPA HHW

SPRINGFIELD – During its Annual Training Event last week, the National Fusion Center Association named the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center the 2021 Fusion Center of the Year. Operated by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation, the STIC serves as the

    UNDATED – Gas prices are back up nationwide as crude prices increase, according to the American Automobile Association. The AAA says pump prices will likely face upward pressure as oil prices remain above $105 per barrel. In Illinois, the statewide average for gas per gallon

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that Karine Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki as White House press secretary later this month.  Said Biden of Psaki: “Jen Psaki has set the standard for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White House briefing room. I want to say thank

President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for New Mexico due to a wildfire that’s been burning for weeks in the northern part of the state. Fire officials say the The Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire is just 20% contained, but has burned more than 160,000 acres. The blaze began