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OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare has continued to expand women’s health services in Ottawa. OSF HealthCare Medical Group Obstetrics/Gynecology – Ottawa office, newly opened this past April, is now offering a Maternal-Fetal Medicine clinic. Maternal-Fetal Medicine is a subspecialty of Obstetrics and

MORRIS – A man died from an apparent medical condition while working on his car before a race Friday night at the Grundy County Speedway. In a release Saturday the Grundy County Coroner states that 44-year-old Jason Parrott of Crete had been warming up his race car when it had engine

OREGON, Ill. (AP) — Organizers say repair work could begin next spring on the century-old Black Hawk statue as they are less than $90,000 short of their fundraising goal. Repairs on the 48-foot-tall concrete statute in Lowden State Park are estimated to cost $600,000. Black Hawk Restoration

CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights activists and local aldermen are criticizing a joint investigation by Chicago police and the Norfolk Southern Railroad that involved using a truck loaded with shoes to lure potential thieves. Residents of the city’s Englewood neighborhood recently filmed police

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Bicentennial will be on full display this weekend — for free. The Illinois State Museum will participate in the Illinois Office of Tourism’s Doors Open Illinois program. Admission will be free on Aug. 11-12 for the new exhibition “Bicentennial

STREATOR – A car was taken and items were stolen from a car dealership in Streator sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday. In a release by the Streator Police Department Friday, a business in the 1400 block of North Bloomington Street had been entered and items were taken, along with a

SPRING VALLEY – The old bridge over the Illinois River in Spring Valley is set to be imploded next week, weather permitting. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that on Tuesday morning Illinois Route 89 and adjacent areas will be closed while the two southern spans of the

STREATOR – A pedestrian was struck by a train in Streator yesterday. Streator Police, Fire and Ambulance were called the area of Baker Street and 4th Street for the accident. When they arrived, they found a 20-year-old male who was then taken by ambulance to OSF for treatment. No further

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board passed a resolution Thursday to recognize the epidemic of drug overdoses. Recommended by the Public Safety Committee, Drug Overdose Awareness Week will serve as a memorial week for those who have lost loved ones or live with permanent injuries resulting

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law requiring state jobs to be located in the capital city unless there’s good reason to put them elsewhere. The Republican’s action Thursday is designed to save state money — and Springfield’s pride. It makes