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EARLVILLE – One person was killed in a single vehicle crash Sunday near the intersection of North 47th Road and East 1250th Road, about one mile north of Earlville.  The vehicle was discovered Sunday morning in a field adjacent to the roadway.  According to the LaSalle County

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help stimulate job growth in Illinois, state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, passed a legislative proposal on Wednesday that would require the state to buy products made in Illinois, helping create and support local jobs and keeping taxpayer dollars in state. “By

PEORIA – State Sen. Chuck Weaver is hosting a Town Hall April 18 at the High School in Princeton. The Town Hall is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at the High School at 103 S. Euclid Avenue. “Our Town Hall allows Princeton area residents to come together and learn more about

LAMOILLE – La Moille High School will begin a Career Start program with Illinois Valley Community College. Beginning in the fall, students will be able to enroll in IVCC Career and Technical Education courses as part of their high school coursework. 

PERU – On Monday and Tuesday the City Water Plant and Eureka Savings Bank on North Peoria Street in Peru will be closed for the day. The closures are due to the city’s plans to widen the road.

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will pilot a Transfer Academy this fall. The program allows dual credit high school students to be released in the afternoon for classes at Ottawa Center. Through the initiative, high school students can complete all general education courses over

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board chairman Jim Olson announced at a Thursday meeting that two deputy auditors will be suspended and no longer paid for 30 days. LaSalle County Auditor Jody Wilkinson was indicted on eight counts of felony Official Misconduct in November of 2018 after she allegedly

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sue Rezin’s bill that would allow the Department of Natural Resources to charge a parking fee at Starved Rock failed to pass after being recalled. Senate Bill 1310 was originally called for a Senate vote on Wednesday, but concerns over the provision to

SHABBONA – A Shabbona man was killed while working in a field Tuesday. According to the Dekalb County Coroner’s Office, the man was identified as 72-year-old Larry J. Barshinger. Authorities say Barshinger was working in a field, clearing trees in rural Shabbona, when one reportedly