Local unemployment rates increase during November

CHICAGO – Local unemployment rates made a slight increase during the month of November.  According to the Illinois Department of Employment and Security, LaSalle County is 4.3% unemployed, the highest rates locally. Putnam County made the biggest

Tortoise Starts Fire in UK Home

ESSEX – A tortoise has been rescued from a house fire after neighbors heard the smoke alarm and called the fire department.  The crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly and rescue the animal, who according