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SPRINGFIELD – A firefighter who died in the line of duty from northern Illinois will be honored alongside three others by the State Fire Marshal on Tuesday.   Lieutenant Garrett Ramos of the Sterling Fire Department died last December after a floor collapsed battling a fire in a Rock Falls

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced the issuance of infrastructure loans to local governments and sanitary districts for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2022. The Illinois EPA State Revolving Fund Program provides low-interest loans, which fund wastewater,

  STREATOR – A Streator woman is facing multiple charges after being taken into custody by the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. LaSalle County Sheriff’s Adam Diss reported that 24-year-old Aymee L. Wilinski allegedly possessed

    OGLESBY – Paula Hallock of Tonica is the 2022 winner of Illinois Valley Community College’s Connie Skerston Memorial Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service. Hallock, Human Resources administrative assistant, was nominated by Ottawa Center counselor Valery

JOLIET – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will begin daytime closures of the Brandon Road Lock located in Joliet beginning May 9 to facilitate installation of bulkhead recesses which will later be used to perform critical maintenance on the lock in 2023. Closures will

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Mu Alpha chapter of the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society for two-year colleges inducted 34 students at its annual induction ceremony April 28. Students recognized were: Fall 2021: Madison N. Miranda of DePue; Paula G. Taylor of

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim has announced an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste one-day collection in Ottawa. Each year, Illinois EPA provides residents with free events to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous products commonly found in homes. Illinois EPA HHW

SPRINGFIELD – During its Annual Training Event last week, the National Fusion Center Association named the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center the 2021 Fusion Center of the Year. Operated by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation, the STIC serves as the