IVCC inducts 34 into Sigma Kappa Delta
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Mu Alpha chapter of the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society for two-year colleges inducted 34 students at its annual induction ceremony April 28. Students recognized were: Fall 2021: Madison N.
Illinois EPA Announces Ottawa 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim has announced an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste one-day collection in Ottawa. Each year, Illinois EPA provides residents with free events to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous products
Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center honored
SPRINGFIELD – During its Annual Training Event last week, the National Fusion Center Association named the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center the 2021 Fusion Center of the Year. Operated by the Illinois State Police Division of
Nebraska family calls police on their robot vacuum thinking it was a burglar
During tonight’s shift, officers were called to a burglary in progress call where the reporting party heard footsteps and someone moving upstairs in their home. Officers arrived and identified the suspect as the family’s Roomba. During tonight’s
Shopping bag mistaken for lion in Kenyan village
The shopping bag was directly below a window and when it was opened, the officials realised that the supposed lion didn’t have a body – and was in fact a shopping bag. Despite the false alarm, the
May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month
CHICAGO – May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month, a time to honor foster families across Illinois who have opened their hearts and homes to provide a temporary safe haven to children and encourage more to join them
Take precaution with tips to avoid tick exposure this season
OTTAWA — Illinois officials are urging residents to check themselves and their children carefully for ticks after spending time in wooded areas this spring. The Illinois Department of Public Health along with the LaSalle County Health Department
Illinois State Police searching for escapee along I-39
METAMORA – The Illinois State Police are looking for a man they say escaped from a hospital transport van along I-39. On Wednesday night around 11:20 PM, they say 47-year-old Javier Aguirre from Hoopeston fled the van
Woman almost buried alive; she awoke during her funeral
A funeral was conducted on April 26 for Rosa Isabel Cespedes Callaca who was pronounced dead after being involved in a car crash which led to her brother-in-law’s death and the nephews getting injured. A funeral was
Gator breaks into garage, drinks diet soda
“There was Diet Coke spewing everywhere, because the gator was interested, tore open the box, had a few cans,” said Karyn. “Probably thought it was beer, maybe. I don’t know.”