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Boil order this Friday for Oglesby

OGLESBY – A boil order will be issued for Oglesby beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday.  Areas affected will be Mormon Street between Columbia and Bennett including the blocks North of Mormon. The boil order will be in effect for 24 hours upon completion. Properties affected will have tags placed

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Road work in Peru starts Thursday

PERU – Intermittent lane closures for seal coating roads through Peru will begin on Thursday. According to IDOT, the project will be completed in 2 phases. The first is expected to last four to six weeks from Midtown Road to I-80 and will affect the intersection at Midtown, Wenzel Road,

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Counterfeit Cash; Meth Found in LaSalle

LASALLE- Two people were arrested Tuesday in LaSalle by the Tri-County Drug Enforcment Narcotics Team for alleged drugs and one person is potentially facing additional charges regarding possible counterfeit currency. TriDent announced they conducted a buy/bust operation in the 300 block of Civic

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Ottawa Man Airlifted After Motorcycle Crash

OTTAWA – A rural Ottawa motorcycle crash on Tuesday sent a 24-year old man to a Peoria hospital by helicopter. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office says that they were called to a single vehicle cycle crash around 4:30 PM near 1300 North 2401st Road. Grand Ridge EMS treated Dean Thomas

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Paw Paw Man Injured in ATV Crash

LEE – A Paw Paw man was airlifted from an ATV crash in rural Lee County on Saturday. According the Lee County Sheriff’s Office they were called to Reynolds Road between Steward and Lee where they found 42-year-old Jeffrey DeLong pinned under the four wheeler. He was airlifted to

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