SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois High School Association announced Wednesday that boys and girls high school basketball can continue this winter, contrary to what Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health advised Tuesday.  The IHSA Board

  OTTAWA – The American Red Cross is reminding residents nationwide that with the time change set for this weekend, that you should take the opportunity to test your smoke detectors. If they fail to respond after

CHICAGO – As the United States braces for flu season, everyone who can is encouraged to donate blood if possible. The American Red Cross notes that receiving a flu shot does not affect blood donation eligibility. This

EARLVILLE – Earlville School will be taking a hiatus of in person learning starting today after another staff member tested positive for COVID-19. According to a letter sent home to families, the district will be cleaning the

CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a man died early Tuesday when a stray bullet entered a home on Chicago’s far south side and struck him as he sat at a kitchen table. When gunfire erupted outside the

By DON BABWIN, ED WHITE and TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A woman injured in a police shooting in suburban Chicago says she begged officers to help her boyfriend, who was also shot and

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported Tuesday 13 new COVID-19 infections in the previous 24 hours in Bureau County. There have been a total of 978 in the county since the pandemic

PONTIAC – With the addition of 22 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Livingston County now has had over 700 cases since the pandemic began. The new infections are reported in a pair of children under 10

STREATOR – An event to get rid of unused or expired medication is planned for Streator on Saturday. Live Well Streator is planning a drive-thru disposal at Streator City Park from 10 AM – 1 PM. You

LASALLE – A holiday event will be filling Pulaski Park in LaSalle full of ghosts and goblins of all ages, as the community will be holding a ‘Hometown Halloween’ event Saturday. A dance performance will kick off

PERU – The Peru Roundabout is over halfway complete. Mayor Scott Harl announced that the roundabout, the first ever in LaSalle County, is already approximately 60% done and was funding using city MFT (Motor Fuel Tax) funds

PERU – Bad weather has delayed the full opening of the new roundabout in Peru. North Peoria Street will remain closed from Sunset Drive to Midtown Road until Friday, and Sunset Drive will remain closed until Monday

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department announced 28 new cases in the areas they cover on Monday. They say that 22 cases were discovered in Bureau, four in Marshall and two in Putnam

STREATOR – The 4th grade students at Centennial Elementary School in Streator will be doing schoolwork from home for the next week and until at least November 4th due to a positive COVID-19 case. Principal Anne McDonnell

COVID – PONTIAC – Results that came in over the weekend add forty new cases of COVID-19 to the count in Livingston County. The total are those new cases discovered since Saturday, including in a girl under

MARSEILLES – The City of Marseilles announced Monday that their City Hall will be closed for quarantine for the week due to exposure to COVID-19. They said they will be following the Illinois Department of Public Health

LASALLE – The Illinois Valley Food Pantry has temporarily closed as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic.   According to Executive Director of the Pantry, Mary Jo Credi, the decision was made to protect the health of