Mendota District 289: Half days for all students 5 days a week
MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary and Jr. High Students will be in class half days 5 days a week. The 289 Board of Education approved the transition plan for this fall on Thursday. The details include many
Additional COVID-19 cases announced in Bureau, Putnam County
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Departments announced two more cases of COVID-19. The individuals are a male in their 20s in Bureau County and a male in their 70s in Putnam County, who
DeKalb County resident died from COVID-19 complications
DEKALB – A resident of DeKalb County has died due to complications related to COVID-19, the health department reported. The individual was in their 80s and is now the 23rd death from coronavirus complications in the county.
Wisconsin couple injured in I-39 motorcycle crash
TROY GROVE – A Wisconsin couple was injured after a serious motorcycle crash on I-39 Thursday. The Illinois State Police say around 3:30 PM they were called to the northbound lanes of the interstate near Troy Grove
LaSalle County reports 13 new COVID-19 cases
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 13 new positive cases of COVID-19. The LCHD announced that these individuals, who range in age from their teens to their 80s, now make 310 total cases in the
IDPH reports over 1,300 COVID-19 cases
SPRINGFIELD – An additional 1,384 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the state on Friday. This marks the most positive COVID-19 cases announced in a single day since June 2nd. The Illinois Department of Public Health also
Fugitives wanted in South Carolina homicide captured in Whiteside County
STERLING – A pair of fugitives who were wanted in connection with an alleged homicide in South Carolina were captured Friday morning in Whiteside County. Lee County Sheriff John Simonton said around 3 AM the Lee County
State Librarian awards more than $15 Million in Public Library Grants
SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded $15.4 million in Illinois Public Library Grants to 638 public libraries statewide, including many in North Central Illinois. “Due to resource disruptions caused by the
DeKalb Police seek man charged with First Degree Murder
DEKALB – The DeKalb Police Department are on the lookout for a man who was allegedly involved in a shooting that left one man dead on the 4th of July. They say that after an investigation, they
Two arrested in connection to March shooting in Dixon
DIXON – Two men are now in custody on charges related to a March shooting in Dixon. The Dixon Police Department say that a man and a woman were injured after being struck by gunfire on