KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A California attorney says a judge has granted his request to appear in court for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin. John Pierce is not licensed to practice in Wisconsin and needed the court’s permission to represent
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CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Northwestern Indiana police say a 13-year-old girl who was leaning out the window of a car her older sister was driving died when the car left the roadway and she struck a utility pole. Kelly Hume of Crown Point was pronounced dead after Saturday night’s
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LELAND – In a letter sent home to parents of students in the Leland school district, administrators ask that families who do travel for Thanksgiving to keep their children out of school 14 days upon their return. The school district is still continuing in person hybrid learning, and they
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ANNAWAN – The Illinois State Police have released the names of those killed in the fatal Saturday morning three vehicle crash in Bureau County on I-80. They say 41-year-old Christopher Gedraitis of Peru and 27-year-old Christopher Ivy of Chicago were both killed when the vehicle driven by
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Monday announced that over the weekend three more residents died of complications related to COVID-19. The individuals included a woman in her 60’s; a man in his 70’s; and a woman in her 90’s. Currently, 20 individuals have
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PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. They noted two additional cases in Putnam County, five in Marshall County and 28 in Bureau County. Nearly 2,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been handled by the health
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PERU – Peru City Council made the decision to call off their annual Christmas Parade that would have been held December 5th after a lengthy discussion at Monday night’s meeting. Alderman Buffo said that it would make the city look like “hypocrites” if they allowed the public to gather
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 4 additional COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, individuals in their 70s, 80s, 90s, and 100s. This makes a total of 118 coronavirus related deaths in the county since the start of the pandemic. The county health department also
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SPRINGFIELD – 8,322 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the lowest daily count the state has reported since the start of the month. The IDPH also reported 47 new COVID-19 related deaths, which included two individuals from
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MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary School District 289 is extending the current at-home remote learning schedule through at least January 18th. Previously, the last in person learning day was on November 6th before the district had to switch to remote classwork due to a shortage of staff. Meal
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