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OTTAWA – The first weekend of firearm season for deer is coming, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources would like to remind hunters to be on the lookout for diseased animals. The split season begins this Friday and goes through Sunday and concludes on Thursday, November 30th

Spring Valley – State Police say they arrested a Chicago man during a traffic stop on I-80 in Bureau County.   Around 12:30 Monday afternoon, State Police pulled over a 2005 Pontiac driven by 28 year old Zell Jordan, of Chicago for what they say was a minor traffic infraction near the

LASALLE – A 28 year-old man has died after an altercation in LaSalle early Friday. According to the LaSalle Police Department, authorities were called to the 500 block of First Street around 1:30 in the morning for a man who was unconscious on the floor. EMS was called and the man was

OTTAWA – A 39 year-old Ottawa man is in jail for cocaine possession and unlawful delivery following a Trident operation in which an undercover vehicle was damaged. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, Thursday afternoon in the 500 block of Norris Drive agents

HENNEPIN, Ill. — A Putnam County man has pleaded not guilty to killing his sister-in-law, who went missing before her body was found in a shallow grave last year. Authorities report that 67-year-old Clifford Andersen of Standard entered the plea through his defense attorney Thursday afternoon.

Oglesby – Illinois Valley Community College trustees Thursday approved a tentative $11.8 million tax levy for 2017, up less than five percent over the actual 2016 levy of $11.3 million.   As a result of the levy, the owner of a $120,000 home can expect taxes equal to or slightly less than

Sheridan – A Sheridan man was arrested by The Tri County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, otherwise known as Trident.  Trident officials say Wednesday afternoon they purchased 4 grams of heroin from a man they identify as 50 year old Lorne J. Barnes, of E. Grant Street, Sheridan.  Authorities

HENNEPIN – The Putnam County Grand Jury has indicted 67 year-old Clifford Anderson of Murder in the death of a Ladd woman in 2016. The charge of murder is in addition to a previous indictment of Concealment of a Homicidal Death in the August disappearance of 62 year-old Deborah K Dewey of

Springfield, IL – Representatives from LaSalle County Health Department’s Medical Reserve Corps were in Springfield Wednesday to accept the “Governor’s Hometown Award.” LaSalle County was chosen to receive the award for work addressing the opiod crisis through the