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QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — The federal government is giving Illinois $4.1 million to renovate a veterans’ home where Legionnaires’ disease has contributed to the deaths of 13 residents. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth say the money from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare representatives, Bobby Woodruff (left), Athletic Trainer, and Dr. Mohammed Awad (middle), Orthopedic Surgeon, present Mike Cooper (right), Ottawa Township High School Athletic Director, with a check for $1,975, the proceeds from the sports physical clinic fundraiser.

STREATOR –  OSF HealthCare representatives, Dr. Mohammed Awad, Physician of Orthopedics, and Brad Yates, Director of Athletic Training, present Rory Bedeker and Kevin Wargo, Streator Township High School Athletic Directors, with a check for $1,025. The proceeds were a product of the sports

PEORIA – A three year old LaSalle girl has passed away two days after she drowned in the family pool.  Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says that 3-year-old Zoey Doran was pronounced deceased at 2:34 p.m. Friday at OSF in Peoria.  Wednesday evening, emergency personnel were called to

PERU – Beginning at 5:00 a.m., Monday, July 2, 2018, Shooting Park Road from Peoria Street to West Street will be reduced to a single lane for eastbound traffic and a single lane for westbound traffic.  Traffic control measures will be in place.  The temporary lane closures are necessary

OTTAWA – A Rally to demand a halt to the child-separation policy the Trump Administration practices on immigrant families, will be held in Ottawa Saturday.   The protest is scheduled to begin at 2PM on the 100th block of Main Street. Speakers include Rockford immigration attorney Sara

OTTAWA – Ottawa police arrested a man after a high speed chase that caused minor injuries to officers and a confrontation where the suspect attempted to take an officers weapon. According to the Ottawa police department, 39-year-old William Charles Edick Jr was in a vehicle in the 100 block

OTTAWA – Excessive heat warnings are in effect for this weekend according to the National Weather Service. A heat advisory will begin at 10 a.m. Friday and end Saturday evening. Temperatures are said to reach the upper 90’s with a heat index between 105 and 110 degrees.  It’s

MENDOTA – A teen is facing a number of charges after a pursuit in Mendota Wednesday night. In a press release Friday the Mendota Police Department say that just before midnight Wednesday they observed a vehicle with four occupants leaving a park after hours. When an officer attempted to

SYCAMORE – County and Federal authorities are trying to determine who robbed an armored car Thursday morning in Sycamore.   According to the Sycamore Police Department around 9:40 in the morning at least two individuals in masks arrived at a business in the 1400 block of South Peace Road