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WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the FCC will conduct a test on cellphones Wednesday. The test will allow federal officials to send text messages to all cellular phones. It will be the first test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system, and phones will receive a

OTTAWA, IL – Health Department officials have recently received a report indicating a bat submitted from Ottawa tested positive for rabies. The LaSalle County Health Department and LaSalle County Animal Control would like to remind the public to avoid contact with bats. Bats are more active

PERU – The City of Peru city council says residents will get to use waste bags of their choice, using a city sticker.  City Clerk Dave Bartley said in a meeting on Monday that procuring problems in Public Works has led the city to allow any biodegradable waste bags, as long as a designated

CULLOM – A woman from Champaign County has died after vehicle collided with a semi in rural Livingston County. In a release from the Livingston County Coroners office, the 58-year-old was in a car near Cullom, Illinois when she was in a crash with a semi-tractor trailer on Sunday afternoon.

OTTAWA – Certified letters will be issued to LaSalle County residents if they don’t pay their taxes by Friday, according to the LaSalle County Treasurer’s Office. In a letter from LaSalle County Treasurer James Spelich, real estate taxes must be paid on or before Friday at 8

OTTAWA – A Registered Nurse and a Patient Care Technician were two recent recipients of the DAISY and Sunflower Awards offered by OSF HealthCare.  Both caregivers were honored during a brief ceremony held on September 24, 2018. Paula Zimmerman, RN, of Ottawa was given the DAISY Award which

MENDOTA- Pink Heals made house calls to Mendota Saturday afternoon visiting two residents who are battling cancer. The visit from Leslie, the pink fire engine from the Sauk Valley Chapter visited Ashlee Watson and Tammy Sterling, both Mendota residents fighting for their lives. Arranged in part

  SPRING VALLEY – Multiple people were injured in a head on crash Friday near Spring Valley.  According to the Spring Valley Fire Department, they were dispatched to a collision around 3:30 p.m. to IL Route 29 between Depue and Spring Valley. Authorities say multiple people were

OTTAWA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Rock Island District will temporarily close the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center in Ottawa on Monday. The temporary closure at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam is the result of budget constraints. Currently, there is no time line for reopening

CHICAGO – Unemployment rates are on the rise in the area. The unemployment rate for August in LaSalle County was at 5.4 percent, which is up a tenth of a percent compared to last month. Both Bureau and Putnam County also saw an increase of unemployment with Bureau at 4.5 percent and Putnam