IDPH reports strong demand for updated COVID-19 vaccines
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that nearly 200,000 residents have received a dose of the new, updated COVID-19 vaccines since they were authorized for use at the beginning of September. Data indicates that
Two-headed tortoise turns 25; party planned
Janus, a Greek tortoise named after the two-headed Roman god of beginnings and transitions, has a special party to look forward to this weekend.
Japanese man gets paid to do…nothing
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/oddly-enough/dream-job-japanese-man-who-gets-paid-do-nothing-2022-09-06/ “Basically, I rent myself out. My job is to be wherever my clients want me to be and to do nothing in particular,” Morimoto said, adding that he had handled some 4,000 sessions in the past
Runner completes 100-mile race with no time to spare
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/buzzer-beater-runner-completes-100-mile-race-with-zero-seconds-spare-2022-09-13/ Canada’s Zheng Xiao Hui was the 83rd and final endurance runner to finish the grueling Whistler Alpine Meadows 100-mile race with no time to spare
Regional Transportation Committee Meeting coming to Mendota
MENDOTA – The next Human Services Transportation Committee Meeting for Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, and Putnam Counties will be held on Friday at 10 AM at Mendota Moose Lodge. Individuals with an interest in
IVCC Theatre Director and theatre department will receive the Illinois Theatre Association award
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College Theatre Director David Allan Kuester and the college’s theatre department will receive the Illinois Theatre Association’s 2022 Award of Excellence in Theatre Saturday. Kuester and the department will be honored in
Illinois Departments of Agriculture and Labor Highlight National Farm Safety and Health Week
SPRINGFIELD, IL – As we enter fall, the Illinois Departments of Agriculture and Labor remind all farm workers to stay safe, especially during the busy harvest season. The latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Golden Retriever briefly interrupts football game
MENDOTA – During the opening minutes of Friday’s football game in Mendota, play between the Trojans and visiting Princeton Tigers was briefly interrupted by a rather eager visitor, a Golden Retriever named Kobe. The two-year-old pup, owned
Man shot in Streator; pair with prior firearm charges sought
STREATOR – The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office are looking for two individuals they say were involved in an incident in Streator where one person was shot Saturday. Authorities say they are looking for 24-year-old Timothy M. Wheaton and