Streator Township High School updates tax levy income
STREATOR – Streator Township High School District 40 is noting they will be receiving a 13.82% increase in cash for the district in the next year, an additional $859,066.41. Superintendent Matt Seaton said the increase in tax
Putnam County now over 300 cases of COVID-19
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department on Tuesday reported that since the pandemic began, Putnam County now has had 300 cases of COVID-19. Newly reported cases include 19 in Bureau County, 4 in
19 new cases; one new death from COVID-19 in Livingston County
PONTIAC – Nineteen more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 and a man in his 80’s has passed away from complications related to the disease. The Livingston County Health Department reported on Monday that
District 17 State Police warn of Trooper phone scam
LASALLE – The Illinois State Police District 17 in LaSalle are warning residents about another phone scam that is attempting to separate you from your personal information or money. They say that a resident in Kane County
Area cat featured in viral ‘Star Wars’ TikTok video
SPRING VALLEY – An area cat has found herself the center of attention in a viral ‘Star Wars’ internet video. Gabe Leonard and his girlfriend, Lacey McNelis, filmed their five-month-old kitten Maple batting the TV screen during
We Slept an Average of 47 Minutes Less Every Night This Year
Going into 2020, most of us weren’t getting enough sleep already. And this was NOT the year to turn that around. According to a new survey, the average American slept about 47 minutes less every night in
5 COVID-19 deaths in LaSalle County, 117 statewide
OTTAWA – 5 more individuals, residents ranging in age from their 70’s to their 100’s, in LaSalle County have reportedly died from COVID-19 related complications. 57 new cases and 66 additional recoveries were reported in the county