Illinois Valley Community College finished the fiscal year in a “strong financial position”
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College announced they are in a strong financial position during the Tuesday audit-finance committee meeting. Vice President for Business Services and Finance Cheryl Roelfsema said revenues in the general fund, comprised of
351 ramp to West I-80 to close Thursday
LASALLE – A ramp that’s connects LaSalle to I-80 will be closing on Thursday. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the ramp that connects northbound traffic to I-80 west will be blocked off to allow crews
Three new confirmed cases in Livingston County
PONTIAC – Three more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department on Tuesday say male in his 20s, male in his 50s and male in his 60s are all
Chicago Police Bomb Squad destroy live WWII artillery shell found in yard
CHICAGO – The Chicago Police Department Bomb Squad destroyed an apparent WWII artillery shell last week. According to CPD a resident was digging in his yard in the 3000 block of W. 38th PL when the
IVAR goes into action after Mendota home found with nearly 20 pets
MENDOTA – Tuesday the Illinois Valley Animal Rescue sprung into action when a home was discovered in Mendota with nearly 20 pets. They announced on social media that they took in 10 dogs and 9 cats. IVAR
L-P Grad part of first ever all female Space Force Space Operations Squadron
Airman 1st Class Gillian Clover graduated from L-P High School in 2017
Pair of Mendota men arrested in separate TRI-DENT drug investigations
OGLESBY – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics team announced that two Mendota men are facing charges after an investigation into drug sales. On July 24th the Peru Police Department took 20-year-old Christopher Biederstedt into custody on a
Dog rescued after ravine fall in Marseilles
MARSEILLES- The Marseilles Police Department and the LaSalle County Animal Control Department came to the rescue of a dog that had fallen into a ravine Tuesday morning. There was no word on the condition of the
Pontiac man dead after Streator crash
STREATOR – A Pontiac man is dead after a single vehicle crash in Streator on Sunday. According to Streator Police, around 12:30 AM 36-year-old David Prokopec was traveling in the 300 Block of South Bloomington Street
1 Covid Death in DeKalb, 9 New Cases in LaSalle, 6 in Bureau
DEKALB – The Dekalb County Health Department report an additional death on Tuesday due to Coronavirus. Health officials say a resident in their 80’s has passed away and they also report 7 new cases. In LaSalle County,