MENDOTA – A Chicago man is in custody after taking cash from a business in Mendota. According to the Mendota Police Department, Tuesday afternoon 29 year-old Nicholas Brooks allegedly entered a business in the 900 block of Main Street and took money from the cash drawer. The business
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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ Department of Transportation is inviting public comment on its latest rail plan that includes station upgrades and improvements on the Chicago-St. Louis passenger corridor. States are required to update their plans every five years. People can view Illinois’
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CHAMPAIGN – A cooperative event between the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the University of Illinois, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife was held to promote serving of Asian Carp as a dish in the United States. On Monday chefs from both states worked on the project to
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PERU – Robert Fortney is the new chief nursing officer at Illinois Valley Community Hospital. The new CNO came to IVCH from Arlington Heights, where he had been a vice president and service line executive for Northwest Community Healthcare, an independent, community-based health system.
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The number of deer harvested by hunters declined locally this past season, though statewide deer harvest numbers are up. Statewide, 147,000 deer were killed in all of the 2017-2018 archery and firearm seasons, three thousand more deer than were harvested in the 2016-2017 season. Locally, in
Continue Reading »West Virginia – An Illinois truck driver faces charges in an interstate crash last year that killed a family of four from North Carolina in southern West Virginia. West Virginia State Police say that 41-year-old Bertram Copeland of Rockford, Illinois, was charged with four counts of
Continue Reading »Grundy County Authorities are investigating the death of a Sandwich Man. The Grundy County Coroner says 18 year old Bladimir Ortega was brought to the Morris Hospital by a friend early yesterday morning. After Ortega was placed in a wheelchair by hospital staff, authorities say the
Continue Reading »Two people were injured when their plane crashed on a river in Lee County yesterday. Illinois State Police say a small aircraft crashed around 12:30 Saturday afternoon near Grand Detour. State Police say the plane struck some power lines, and came to rest on ice on the Rock River. Police
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DEKALB – In a notice sent to parents from DeKalb High School this morning, Principal James Horne advised of a situation involving a student with a possible weapon. It was reported that at 7:40 Friday morning a weapon may have been seen on a bus and brought into the school. The school was
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LASALLE – In a move the organizers stated as unprecedented, the Mayors and Police Chiefs of LaSalle, Peru, Oglesby and Spring Valley announced yesterday a proposed sharing of law enforcement resources. The possibility of some type of official coalition was suggested in light of
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