OTTAWA – The quickly rising Illinois River came close to being the worst flood of all time in some spots, being just shy of the record in many locations. In Ottawa, which saw a dramatic rescue of a loose boat along the Main Street Bridge on the Fox River and a loose barge striking
Continue Reading »LASALLE- Governor J.B. Pritzker last week recorded a video message for the workers of the LaSalle Veteran’s Home, thanking them for the care they are providing veterans. “Your support of the home’s operations is a critical and indispensable mission” he said in the 45 second clip
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SHERIDAN- New infectious of COVID-19 were found at the Sheridan Correctional Facility. This comes after weeks of being on lockdown with extensive testing and sanitation procedures in place. The IDOC reported on Tuesday one new staff member infected and two additional inmates. Seven staff
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NAPERVILLE – The Exchange Club of Naperville, organizers of the 2020 Ribfest, have announced that the 33rd annual festival is cancelled this year due to COVID-19 related concerns. This would have been the first time the festival would be held in Romeoville as opposed to Naperville,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 1,545 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 146 additional deaths. Since the pandemic began, the IDPH has reported a total of 98,030 cases, including 4,379 deaths, in 100 counties in Illinois. Within
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Tuesday an additional four COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County bringing the total to 125 cases. The additional cases are three women and one man. The cases remain in isolation. One additional case has recovered and has been
Continue Reading »OTTAWA – Authorities are monitoring the situation in Ottawa after a barge struck a bridge Tuesday. The flooding of the Illinois River caused a barge upstream to break loose, coming to a rest against the northernmost support of the Veterans Bridge which carries Illinois Route 23. A
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UTICA – Portions of area roads and property are flooded this morning as the Illinois River continues to rise in many areas. Marseilles, however, has reported a crest already around 2 AM. In Utica, the fast rising river was the topic of an emergency village meeting last night. LaSalle is
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LASALLE – LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove announced that the LaSalle Public Library is preparing for curbside drop-off and pick-up. Grove mentioned this at Monday’s City Council meeting, as well as the library’s upcoming June program, Rolling Robotics. Registration for the program ends May
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OGLESBY- A cannabis production certificate program approved by the Illinois Valley Community College board Monday night will launch this fall. Ag instructors Kathryn Lillie and Willard Mott worked with local employers in the cannabis-growing industry to create the two-semester, 13-credit
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