Seneca poet wins Illinois Emerging Writers competition
SENECA – A Seneca poet has taken top honors in the 16th Annual Illinois Emerging Writers Competition. Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced this year’s first place winner of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award
LaSalle County reports only 12 new COVID cases
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 12 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the lowest daily case count the county has seen since October. Since the pandemic began, LaSalle County has confirmed 11,087 coronavirus cases with
LaSalle County’s COVID-19 7-day fatality average at its lowest since October
OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s 7-day coronavirus fatality average is the lowest it’s been since October. According to the LaSalle County Health Department’s COVID-19 weekly update and Studstill Media data, this week, the county reported a
Kinzinger Reintroduces Rural Hospital rescue bill
WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Adam Kinzinger has reintroduced a bill to help support rural medical care. The Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act would expand the Critical Access Hospital program in order to stabilize vulnerable hospitals until a
Governor announces third installment of ‘Rebuild Illinois’ in DeKalb County
WATERMAN – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation Thursday announced during a visit to Waterman that a third $250 million installment is being made to counties, municipalities and townships to address their transportation needs
IVCC partnering with other institutions to address teacher shortage
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is partnering with Illinois State University and four community colleges to address the teacher shortage, board members learned Thursday. IVCC, Heartland, Spoon River, Carl Sandburg, and Illinois Central will be part