North Central Illinois Update

OGLESBY – Oglesby police officers exchanged gunfire with a suspect Tuesday after an investigation of an RV that was parked at Illinois Valley Community College around 8 PM.  The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that 35-year-old Peter Douglas Bergsma, possibly from Michigan, allegedly

OGLESBY – The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say they will be holding a press conference Wednesday morning to release more information regarding a shooting in Oglesby Tuesday night. The incident, which reportedly began near North Orlando Smith Street, had an as of yet unnamed suspect

STERLING – A man from Saint Clair County was arrested on gun and drug charges after an incident on I-39 on Monday. The Illinois State Police say that 19-year-old Jalen D. Kizer-Watson of Cahokia was allegedly a passenger in a vehicle traveling northbound in Lee County when the police

PONTIAC – Thirty residents of Livingston County and seven inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Livingston County Health Department on Tuesday said that 161 active cases remain in the county. Since the pandemic began, 3,083 individuals

LASALLE – The administration of COVID-19 vaccines has begun at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home. On Monday nearly 2000 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived at the LaSalle County Health Department. All area hospitals are coordinating with the health department to try to get as many staff

OTTAWA – Most communities have winter and snow parking restrictions in place in order to get the streets back open after a snowstorm.    Here are some of the area rules, but if you have specific questions you should contact your city for details at your address or business. Earlville

OTTAWA – A winter weather advisory that goes into effect at 3 PM could bring up to an inch of snow and sleet to the area. The National Weather Service predicts between Tuesday afternoon through mid-morning on Wednesday, travel on roadways throughout North Central Illinois could be impacted

LASALLE – LaSalle’s City Council approved a recommendation for a new street light on Rockwell Road in their last council meeting of 2020. LaSalle’s Mayor Jeff Grove also thanked all city employees for their hard work over the past several weeks for helping put together the Celebration

PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department announced on Monday one new death attributed to COVID-19 and 67 new infections. The addition of the man in his 80’s brings the total number of deaths to 56 in the county since the pandemic began. They say just 142 active cases are

STREATOR – A break-in that occurred sometime during Christmas is under investigation by the Streator Police Department. They say that a resident reported sometime between December 24th and 26th someone entered their home in the 100 block of Charles Street. A television was taken and some