Illinois harvest slightly behind five year average
SPRINGFIELD – Harvest is underway across Illinois, although it is slightly behind the five year average. The USDA reported this week that just 6% of the corn has been harvested, about 10% behind average. Corn mature reached
Scone Zone with Father Dominic coming to LaSalle Public Library
LASALLE – A famed local cookbook author and culinary expert will be hosting a presentation at LaSalle Public Library. On Tuesday Father Dominic Garramone will talk about the history of scones, from medieval times to the
Illinois Department on Aging reminds retirees: Action Required to Claim Property Tax Rebate
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department on Aging is encouraging older adults and retirees who were not required to file an Illinois income tax return for 2021 to claim their property tax rebate of up to $300 by
Walk-In flu vaccinations available at the LaSalle County Health Department
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will be offering walk-in flu vaccinations on select dates this fall. Flu vaccinations will be given in the Vaccination Trailer, which is located next to the COVID Testing Trailer and
LaSalle County Circuit Clerk offers digital ticket program trial to Peru PD
PERU – The LaSalle County Circuit Clerk is offering the Peru Police Department financial support to take part in using a citation software system. Clerk Gregg Vaccaro is offering the city $12,000 to trial the
Smoke causes retirement home evacuation in Dalzell
DALZELL – An assisted living retirement home was evacuated Tuesday morning after light smoke was discovered in the building. The two staff, along with Dalzell Fire, Police, and community members helped evacuate the eight residents from the facility
Are you ready to vote? Register to vote today on National Voter Registration Day
SPRINGFIELD – With the mid-term elections coming later this fall, the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming election is fast approaching. September 27th is National Voter Registration Day, held one month before most states stop
Things that shouldn’t go down the toilet…
Food – uneaten food can been too big for the pipes to handle and could cause blockages Hair – just like when a cat gets a hairball, so can your pipes Chewed gum – it doesn’t breakdown,
Woman nicknamed “Grumpy’ shows her husband her grumpy side
A Texas woman nicknamed “Grumpy” was recently arrested after she allegedly drunkenly stubbed her husband in a parking lot. “Grumpy” met up with her husband in a parking lot to give him back his truck. She appeared
Areas of Mendota lose phone; Internet service
MENDOTA – Many customers of Frontier Telephone and Internet were without service after having a main trunk line damaged last Thursday. Officials with the city of Mendota confirmed that a horizontal drilling machine damaged multiple utility services