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OTTAWA – Heavy rains that began on Friday caused roads to wash out and flash flooding throughout North Central Illinois. The Illinois River rose out of it’s banks flooding the lower lots of Starved Rock State Park and North 3450th Road near Wedron had a portion of it wash out. The

PERU – A fire at a home in Peru had no injuries yesterday. After 5 PM Peru, LaSalle, Oglesby, Spring Valley and Standard fire departments were called to a home in the 600 block of 15th Street for a report of a kitchen fire. According to Peru Fire Chief Jeff King, the occupant of the home

  MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center is offering its Heartsaver AED Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) class along with a First Aid course on Thursday, October 10, beginning at 5:00 p.m. There is a $65.00 fee per person for the course, which must be pre-paid to reserve a

Springfield –  State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is hosting a Senior Informational Seminar on Tuesday, October 8 in Sheridan. All seniors are encouraged to attend to learn more about services available to them. WHAT:                 Senior Informational

    OTTAWA  – World Rabies Day is September 28th, 2019. Established in 2007, it aims to raise awareness about rabies and help the world come together to fight the preventable disease. The theme for 2019 is “Rabies: Vaccinate to Eliminate,” which focuses on the foundation of all

PERU – One man was arrested after what authorities described as high-risk search warrant on a home in the 1700 block of 1st Street in Peru.  Friday morning the Peru Emergency Response Team, Peru Police Special Investigations Unit with help from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics

PUTNAM – A child has been airlifted to a Peoria hospital after authorities say they were run over by a riding lawn-mower.  The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office say that on Thursday just before 10 AM they were called along with the Henry Ambulance to a location in the community of

OGLESBY – Authorities believe that there is someone local making a dangerous pill that is similar to a prescription medication. The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team say they believe a large amount of look a like Xanax is being produced by a local homemade pill press and that the

STREATOR – A home suffered damage Wednesday in Streator in a house fire that authorities called unintentional.   Around 2:30 PM the Streator Fire Department was called to the 500 block of Montgomery Street for a residential fire.   Persons in the home had evacuated the single story

MENDOTA – Like many other locals towns, Mendota will implement a municipal sales tax on legal marijuana. On Thursday night, Mendota’s City Council held a special meeting to approve  the 3% sales tax before the state’s September 30th deadline. City Attorney says the city is acting now