Lee County crash takes life of Franklin Grove man

DIXON – A single vehicle crash east of Dixon has taken the life of a Franklin Grove man. The Dixon Police Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office say they were called to the 1100 Block of

TRI-Dent makes pair of rail passenger arrests

  PRINCETON – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team made arrests to rail passengers for alleged drug possession in Bureau County. In two separate incidents, TRI-Dent, along with the Princeton Police Department, were investigating narcotics being transported

Streator Police issue six citations to ATV operators

STREATOR – The Streator Police have announced they have addressed complaints from residents regarding ATV/UTV use on city streets. Since April, they say they have issued six citations to the operators of the off-road vehicles. They noted

IDPH issues update on hepatitis in children

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that it has received reports of a total of nine patients under investigation for severe hepatitis under ten years of age, up from three that were reported in

Health Officials warn about Salmonella linked to peanut butter

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella associated with peanut butter. According to the CDC, fourteen people have been infected in the outbreak from twelve states. Illinois has had

Lee County couple indicted after child’s death

DIXON – A Lee County couple have been indicted by a grand jury after the death of a 3-year-old. Authorities say on March 6th they were called to the community of Nelson for an unresponsive child. Upon

Ottawa police recover ghost gun

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department say they recovered a ghost gun after a brief pursuit last week. They say that after an attempted traffic stop last Wednesday, a suspect allegedly fled and discarded what they say