First Vehicle accident on new Spring Valley Bridge
SPRING VALLEY – A three vehicle accident on the new Spring Valley Bridge has injured six people Tuesday afternoon. Spring Valley fire department and EMS were dispatched to the Route 89 Bridge to find 2 buses and a
Barn demolition bids sought for IVCC
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College board has agreed to seek bids for the demolition of a former dairy barn near the south entrance of its Oglesby campus. In 2017, the board’s facilities committee recommended taking
Fatal single vehicle crash near Granville
GRANVILLE – A Princeton man is dead after being ejected from his car near Granville Monday night. Putnam County Sheriffs, PCEMS and multiple fire departments were called shortly before 7 p.m. for a reported single vehicle car
Truck Striking Pole Believed to be Cause of House Fire
DALZELL – A smokey house fire Monday morning in Dalzell may have been caused by a downed power line. According to the Dalzell Fire Department a little after 8 a.m. they were called to a home
Rockford Hospital Floods Monday
ROCKFORD – Water was seen pouring through the door of a Hospital in Rockford after heavy rains Monday night. In a statement from Mercy Health Hospital on Rockton Avenue, they said the no patients were in any
Water Tower; Street Repairs Coming to Mendota
MENDOTA – A contractor was announced for upcoming projects at the City Council meeting in Mendota Monday. According to the city’s aldermen, several streets, alleys and the water tower near the Mendota Civic Center will be repaired
Marseilles Detective Honored
MARSEILLES – Marseilles Police Department Investigator Jacob Callahan was awarded a commendation by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars on Saturday in Springfield. He was awarded for his work on a murder investigation involving a baby.This is Callahan’s