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SPRINGFIELD – 2019 is said to be the worst year for corn and soybeans in over 5 years. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s final crop yield numbers, corn and soybean production hasn’t been this low since 2012 and 2013 respectively. Corn and soybean

MENDOTA – A Sunday evening incident involving a knife and two men allegedly being stabbed sent one man to the hospital in Mendota. The Mendota Police Department say they were called to OSF Saint Paul Medical Center and discovered one subject with a stab wound. After an investigation,

STREATOR – A Sunday evening fire in Streator was quickly extinguished by the Streator Fire Department. Just after 5 PM they were called to the 900 block of East 12th Street for a home that had smoke and flames coming from the roof. Crews arrived two minutes after the call and discovered no

STREATOR – OSF Center for Health in Streator has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine. According to Community Relations Coordinator Caitlin Parker, the award was a result of an extensive review by the American College of Radiology. The ACR gold seal of

OTTAWA – Community members in the city of Ottawa plan to petition the used car tax. Denetta Flamingo, who addressed council members about the .5% tax on titled vehicles, Tuesday night, says she’s hoping to get a referendum on the ballot. 989 registered voters in the city of Ottawa

OTTAWA – Community members in the city of Ottawa plan to petition a used motor vehicle tax. Denetta Flamingo, who addressed council members about the 0.5% tax on all titled motor vehicles Tuesday night, says she’s hoping to get a referendum on the November ballot. According to her

PRINCETON – A California man is in custody after authorities seized a substance containing purported fentanyl and over $150,000 in vacuum-sealed packages during a traffic stop near Princeton on Thursday. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Teams, 21-year-old Alejandro

OGLESBY – Former Illinois Valley Community College trustee Melissa Olivero of Peru will deliver the college’s May commencement address, President Jerry Corcoran announced at Thursday’s board meeting.  Olivero, an administrative law judge, was elected twice and served the college from

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board voted to prohibit the sale of cannabis in unincorporated areas of the county. The board voted 20 to 7 to ban the sale in a decision they had been discussing since November. While some on the board felt that it would be advantageous to collect funds from the

STREATOR – Streator Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on the location regulations of potential recreations cannabis sales in the city. In December, council members elected to allow cannabis businesses within the city, but its up to plan commission to make any