LaSalle County Health Department Encourages Immunization
OTTAWA – The Lasalle County Health Department is encouraging parents to complete all of their children’s school health care requirements and recommendations. Vaccines help prevent serious diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis (whooping cough), as well as some
25 Year Old Dies in Traffic Accident
LEXINGTON – A Livingston County mother is dead, and her infant daughter injured in a two vehicle crash near Lexington. McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis says they received a call of a vehicle fatality on I-55
Governor Speaks at Freedom Run
MARSEILLES – The 16th Annual Illinois Freedom Run was Saturday from Morris to Marseilles to honor those lives lost in the Middle East and hundreds of motorcyclists were in attendance. Joining in the ceremonies at the Middle
Spring Valley: Illinois 89 Bridge Opens to Traffic
SPRING VALLEY – It looks like the day could finally come to ride across the new Spring Valley bridge. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the newly constructed Illinois 89 bridge over the Illinois River
Freedom Fest This Weekend
MARSEILLES – Saturday Marseilles will come alive with the sound of motorcycles as they kick off the 16th annual freedom run to honor veterans. The celebration begins at 6 a.m. where motorcycles will be lined up at
Earlville Teen Part of Illinois FFA History
SPRINGFIELD–An Earlville teen was part of the all-female FFA Illinois State Officer Team that was elected Thursday at the 90th annual Illinois State Convention. Miriam Hoffman was elected to serve the next year as Secretary. This marks
Heflebower Scholarship to Streator Nursing Student
OGLESBY – Anne Baker presents the 2018 Dolores “Dee” Heflebower Memorial Nursing Scholarship to Jonathon Bourell of Streator. The award is supported by an Illinois Valley Community Hospital Foundation fund established by Baker and her husband, the
1976 Cold Case investigation in Grundy County
MORRIS – Details were released by the Grundy County Coroner’s Office regarding a cold case of an unidentified female whose body was found in 1976. The details come as an illustration of the victim to help
Somonauk Man Injured in DeKalb County Crash
HINCKLEY – A man was seriously injured after a single vehicle accident that sent his car through the air into a power pole before landing in a creek. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday afternoon
One Solar Farm Approved Out of Three
OTTAWA – Petitions for solar farms were on the agenda at the LaSalle County Board meeting Monday afternoon with only one winning approval. The construction of three solar farms were discussed and voted for with special conditions for