Earlville graduate becomes part of National FFA Officer Team
EARLVILLE – An Earlville High School graduate with a long list of accomplishments in the National FFA Organization at the state level as State Secretary, Miriam Hoffman was announced Thursday night as the new Eastern Region Vice
IVCC Audit Report – No tuition increase for 2021-22 school year
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College board’s audit finance committee Wednesday discussed fiscal 2022 tuition rates, the 2020 tax levy and 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Audit finance learned the administration will recommend to the full
Illinois River reopens to navigation; all construction completed
UTICA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday that construction is complete at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam and the Illinois River is now reopened to navigation. The long project began in 2019 to
Halloween can be celebrated during the pandemic, but CDC offers advice
CHICAGO – Ghosts and Goblins will be roaming the streets in many communities Saturday, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some advice to help keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. They advise skipping
Livingston County confirms 11th COVID-19 related death
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department confirmed 27 new COVID-19 cases as well as one additional death. The individual, a female in her 70s, is the 11th coronavirus related death in the county. Of those new
IDPH confirms 56 more COVID-19 related deaths
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed over 6,300 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state, along with 56 deaths. Of those deaths were 2 individuals from LaSalle County. The IDPH is currently reporting over
DeKalb County reports 43rd coronavirus related death
DEKALB – Another resident of DeKalb County has died from COVID-19 related complications. The county health department announced the death of the resident in their 80’s as the 43rd since the start of the pandemic. 59 more
2 more LaSalle County residents die from COVID-19 related complications
OTTAWA – 2 residents of LaSalle County, a female in her 80’s and another in her 90’s, have died from COVID-19 related complications. The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed the additional deaths, which now total 68, as
Supreme Court Will Not Grant Review Of Pennsylvania Deadline For Mail-In Ballots
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court refused to take another look at the issue of late-arriving mail ballots in the state of Pennsylvania, leaving intact a lower court ruling that said the state must count ballots that arrive
Cincinnati Bengals Trade Defensive End Carlos Dunlap To Seattle Seahawks
On Wednesday, the Cincinnati Bengals have traded disgruntled defensive end Carlos Dunlap to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a seventh-round pick and offensive lineman B.J. Finney. Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement: “Carlos had