SPRINGFIELD – A coalition representing Illinois law enforcement leadership has issued a statement regarding action taken by the State Senate on criminal justice legislation during the lame-duck session. Coalition leaders say House Bill 163 and House Bill 3653, is a betrayal of the public
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SPRINGFIELD – After a late night the lame duck session of the Illinois Senate passed a modified version of House Bill 3653, The Criminal Justice Reform Act was approved by the Senate with a vote of 32-23. The Illinois House is expected to read and vote on the measure by noon Wednesday. The bill
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EUREKA – The Woodford County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public that residents are receiving calls from persons claiming to be law enforcement and demanding payment. In many cases, the caller tells the victim that they have a warrant for their arrest and that they need to pay
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STREATOR – Stock & Field announced this week that they will be closing all 25 locations nationwide. The company CEO Matthew F. Whebbe released a statement on the company website that the retailer, formerly known as Big R, had suffered challenges in the last year. Area locations included
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PERU – The Planters NUT-Mobile, a 26-foot long peanut on wheels, will be making stops across North Central Illinois and the first place it will visit will be Studstill Media. Tyler Towne, a LaSalle-Peru High School Graduate, has been driving the vehicle for the last six months across the
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Washington, DC – Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) released the following statement ahead of the House votes on impeachment: “Throughout my time in Congress, I’ve sought to do the right thing for the good of the people I represent and for the country as a whole. We are in unchartered
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health is now providing coronavirus disease vaccination data on their website that provides a breakdown by county. According to IDPH, currently, in LaSalle County just over 3500 doses of the vaccination have been administered with over 700
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STREATOR – The city of Streator is considering joining The North Central Illinois Economic Development Corporation. President and CEO of NCIEDC, Mike Kirchhoff was introduced to the committee members at Tuesday afternoon’s committee of the whole meeting after recommendations by City
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department anticipates being able to move into Phase 1B as early as next week. Phase 1B will include frontline essential workers and residents age 65 and over. In the beginning stages of Phase 1B, priority will be given to individuals 65 years and older,
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OTTAWA – The American Red Cross has partnered with the NFL during National Blood Donor Month to not only help save lives, but give those donors a chance to win tickets to next year’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles. They are also asking those that have recovered from COVID-19 to donate to
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