PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Departments reported 15 new cases in Bureau County of COVID-19. The newly infected are recovering at home. 10 of the 15 are under the age of 40. Sunday

SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin following up with households that have not yeat responded to the 2020 Census. Households can still respond by either mailing back their questionaire they received, online

LASALLE – Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded $27,500 to the LaSalle Public Library as part of their 2021 Project Next Generation Grant program. PNG is a mentoring program created by Secretary White and

OTTAWA – The spread of COVID-19 across North Central Illinois is happening in many ways, but according to officials, not from Starved Rock crowds.  Jenny Barrie, educator with the LaSalle County Health Department, says the source of

OTTAWA – All bars, restaurants and gaming centers with a liquor license in Ottawa will have to close at 10 PM every night after a new executive order issued by the mayor Saturday.   Ottawa Mayor Dan

PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Departments reported Saturday five new COVID-19 infections, including an infection in an infant, and one COVID-19 related death, a woman in her 80’s.   The Illinois Department of Public

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Saturday 47 new infections of COVID-19, bringing the overall total since the pandemic began to 743.   A dozen of the new cases reported were in children in their

MORRIS – Grundy County has been moved into the Warning stage due to rising COVID-19 infections according to the public health indicators listed by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The warning was triggered by the IDPH

CHICAGO (AP) — The mayor of a suburban Chicago village is facing federal bribery charges in connection with a politically connected red-light camera firm. An indictment unveiled Friday reveals Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta is also charged with

OTTAWA – The Vote By Mail application forms have started to be delivered to residents in LaSalle County this week for the November General Election.  Registered voters simply need to sign their pre-filled applications and send them

OTTAWA – Cases are on the rise of COVID-19 across North Central Illinois, after a relative calm for a few weeks in mid-July.   Friday LaSalle County reported 25 new infections, ahead of the eight reported in

MENDOTA – In the last seven days there have been six COVID-19 related deaths among residents and another 77 residents and staff have tested positive at Heritage Health in Mendota.   The facility in Mendota is not

PERU – A Peru man is facing drug charges after being arrested by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team.  They say that Thursday evening they conducted a buy/bust operation in the 2900 block of 4th St in

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 2,084 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Illinois, including 21 additional confirmed deaths, 11 of those from the Chicagoland area.  Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total

DIXON – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that a man who has an active warrant out of Indiana fled a crash with a Lee County Squad Car.  In an announcement this morning, they say that 34-year-old

  CHICAGO- Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced new IDPH guidelines and emergency rules to enforce the rules of mass gatherings and face coverings for businesses. Businesses who fail to enforce mask rules for employees will now

KINGSTON – A DeKalb County man is dead after a single vehicle crash in the early morning hours of Friday.  The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office say that 35-year-old Chaz D. Tischhauer of Kingston was pronounced dead at

DIXON – There have been 10 new cases of COVID-19 discovered at the Jack Mabley Center in Dixon, a long term care facility.   An outbreak earlier this year took the life of one resident and infected

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state’s unemployment numbers continue to soar because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Employment Security Department announced the extension

PONTIAC – Four more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19.  The Livingston County Health Department said Thursday a woman in her 30’s, man in his 30’s and a man in his 50’s all of