Local Headlines

PERU – U.S Representative Adam Kinzinger made his way to Illinois Valleys Cancer Center in Peru for a visit and tour. Representative for  Network Development Manager, Nancy Jackson, and Coordinator Karen Karczewski both cancer survivors, introduce Kinzinger

LASALLE – A 67-year-old Minnesota man was injured after his motorcycle was struck by an ambulance early Tuesday morning. Illinois State Police say that Chris Boener, of Culver, Minnesota, was seriously injured after his motorcycle was struck

COAL CITY – The body of a man reported missing two weeks ago was discovered by children playing in Grundy County. According to Grundy County Coroner John W. Callahan Sunday evening in Coal City they were notified

LOSTANT – Surveys were sent out to Lostant residents in August and this month on behalf of the North Central Illinois Council of Governments in order to apply for a grant to replace the water tower. The

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appellate court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed to stop a law that’ll expand Medicaid and state-employee group health insurance to cover abortions. A three-judge panel of the Fourth

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A University of Chicago scholar who led the construction of the first nuclear reactor and helped develop the first atomic bomb has been selected as Illinois’ top scientist in history in an online

PERU – A new hotel could coming to the north side of Peru. An ordinance was passed Monday night at the Peru City Council Meeting to approve and authorize the execution of a TIF District redevelopment project

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s Animal Care and Control shelter is in dire need of people willing to foster or adopt cats because more felines are coming in than the shelter can handle. Nearly 300 rescued cats were

WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the FCC postponed a test that was supposed to be conducted Thursday, to October 3rd. The test will allow federal officials to send text messages to all cellular phones.

  STREATOR – A Streator man faces multiple charges including a hit and run, Sunday in Streator. The Streator Police were originally called for a hit and run accident Sunday night, when they learned 18-year-old Levi J

SHERIDAN – A Leland man has died after a single vehicle crash Friday West of Sheridan.  In a release by the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, they identified the driver as 47-year-old Rick L. Fuller.  Fuller was behind

OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College board ratified new contracts with full-time faculty and service employees and pay increases for employees not affected by a labor agreement. The three-year contract with the American Federation of Teachers

OGLESBY – Nearly 900,000 people were in attendance at Starved Rock State Park this summer, according to officials. In comparison to last year, attendance this summer comes in around 200,000 people less. According to Starved Rock Coordinator

  MENDOTA – The US 34-BNFS Railroad in Mendota will be closed Monday, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. The US 34 Railroad will be closed for approximately five days to allow the BNSF Railway Company

CHERRY VALLEY – A 25-year-old man has died after the motorized wheelchair he was in overturned into water underneath I-39 near Cherry Valley Thursday night. According to Winnebago County Coroner Angel Torres was found on his side

CALEDONIA, Ill. (AP) — An all-terrain outdoor wheelchair is available for public use in Winnebago County.  They are the first in the state to offer a battery-operated outdoor wheelchair to rent and use for free.   Residents can