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  PERU – A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the Illinois Valley PADS Shelter in Peru Saturday morning. The ceremony celebrated plans to create family rooms and other upgrades. Executive Director Carol Alcorn says the dream to extend the shelter began five years ago. Alcorn says

MENDOTA – Everyone needs to be cautious whenever they receive an unsolicited phone call, and Mendota police warn that even on the weekends scammers will try to find their next victim.   They reported on Saturday morning that they already received complaints of a person claiming to be from

PEORIA – A man has died while bicycling late Friday evening after being struck by a car.   Peoria Police say the 31-year-old Tavari S. Armstrong was riding south on Western Avenue when he reportedly turned eastward onto Millman Street just before midnight when he was hit by a car.  

LASALLE –  LaSalle- Peru High School’s Choir raised $3,000 for the Illinois Valley PADS Shelter. Through a benefit concert called Unclouded Day, the choir raised funds to go towards PADS plans to add family rooms within the shelter. Senior Choir member and Student Ambassador Grace

    AURORA – The Aurora Police are asking for help in locating a pregnant mother and her 4 children.  Asuncion Neal, who also goes by “Suni,” left her home Thursday evening and was last seen in Plano around 7:30 p.m.    The children are believed to be with her.  Asuncion was

PERU – A ground-breaking ceremony will be held at the Illinois Valley PADS Shelter in Peru on Saturday. The ground-breaking will be the first official day of renovations to the shelter beginning at 11 a.m. PADS raised over $400,000 dollars for plans to add four family rooms, a classroom and

CHICAGO –  State and local unemployment rates experienced a slight increase this month. According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, statewide unemployment rates increased by only a tenth of a percent, breaking a three month streak of 4.3 percent. Bureau is the only county

OTTAWA – LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly filed a lawsuit Wednesday, against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The 320 page complaint alleges 13 counts against manufacturers and distributors including owners of Purdue Pharmaceutical.  LaSalle County alleges that

CHICAGO _ Court documents show police believe a McHenry County couple who reported their 5-year-old son missing last week killed him days earlier by beating him and forcing him to stand in a cold shower for an extended period of time. The allegations are included in a criminal complaint filed

EARLVILLE- The accident may have been staged, but the emotions were real as students from Earlville and Leland saw up close the dangers of teen drinking.   Jenette Fruit, Principal, narrated the scene in the parking lot of Earlville School in front of around 150 students from Earlville and