MLB Division Series: Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers and Astros all win Day 1 games
Major League Baseball’s American League and National League Division Series began on Tuesday, October 11th with all 4 games being held, kicking-off the series. In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies upset the Atlanta Braves with a
IVCC to host Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is partnering with Freedom House in Princeton to raise awareness and promote Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Starting on Wednesday afternoon in the Jacobs Library Active Learning Space at IVCC, a domestic
Ameren selects route for LaSalle Link power line project
LASALLE – Ameren has selected a route with the state for the LaSalle Link Project. According to Ameren Illinois, the company filed a primary route with the Illinois Commerce Commission requesting their review and approval of the
Mendota Police remind residents about drug disposal program
MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department is reminding residents about their drug disposal box they maintain in the lobby of the police department. Residents should take unused and expired medication to the station for proper disposal instead
Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject former President Trump’s request over seized Mar-a-Lago documents
On Tuesday, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s request to allow the special master reviewing documents seized from Mar-a-Lago access to those marked as classified. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said in
Prosecutors drop all charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed
On Tuesday, the Baltimore City State Attorney’s Office announced they have dropped all charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend. The move comes weeks after Syed’s conviction was overturned on
St. Margaret’s Health to explore reclassifying area facility to a Rural Emergency Hospital
SPRING VALLEY – St. Margaret’s Health, which manages hospitals in Spring Valley and in Peru, is looking to reclassify one of their facilities to a Rural Emergency Hospital. Either SMH-Spring Valley or SMH-Peru could potentially qualify for
Carolina Panthers QB Baker Mayfield avoids surgery and being placed on IR, but will miss up to 4 weeks with ankle injury
Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield will not need surgery on the high ankle sprain he suffered. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said that Mayfield avoided “major damage”, and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Mayfield will not be placed on IR,
Bride “pins” her ears back with super glue
A bride who does not normally wear her hair up because she is self conscious about her large ears wanted to wear her hair up on her wedding day. She asked her hairstylist to put super glue
Teen steals gummy bear, then vomits moments later
A teenager in Odessa hopefully, learned a lesson after stealing a Lil’ Nitro Gummy Bear, also known as the World’s Hottest Gummy Bear. It’s made and sold in the USA and measures 9,000,000 on the Scoville scale.