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COVID-19 and remote learning is having an effect on truancy numbers at local school district, but aren't the only factors.
The Oswego Fire Protection District is urging everyone to be careful when using space heaters. With the drop in temperature, it might sound like a good idea to put a space heater in a cold basement or garage unattended to keep pipes from freezing. It is not.
A Marseilles man was sentenced on a drug dealing charge in LaSalle County earlier this month.
In four years, the Oswego School District 308 Board of Education has sliced over $14 million from its budget. Now it is poised to cut over $5 million from its new budget proposal at the February meeting.
The Yorkville Police Department is adopting the Ten Shared Principles of the NAACP and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP). The ten shared principles are meant to bridge the gap of mistrust between police agencies and communities of color.
The sheriff's offices in Kendall and DeKalb counties are offering scholarships through the Illinois Sheriffs' Association. The Illinois Sheriffs' Association will be awarding over $50,000 to Illinois students pursuing higher education in the 2021-2022 school year.
A Plano man, already accused of sex assault charges, is now being charged with failure to register as a sex offender. Plano police say 65-year-old Jose Juarez-Hernandez, of Plano did not register his vehicle vehicle with police.
The Sandwich City Council on Monday voted to authorize Mayor Rich Robinson to sign a letter of intent to work with a solar power company to possibly build a solar energy array at the city sewer plant south of Route 34 on the east side of town.
Aurora police say a man was shot and killed, possibly in an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles, on the city's far east side on Monday afternoon.
Affecting over 50 city workers on Monday night, the Plano City Council moved a new day-off holiday to a vote in two weeks.
A winter storm warning storm warning remains in effect until noon in DeKalb, Kane, and DuPage counties. LaSalle and Kendall counties remain in a winter weather advisory until noon.
The Aurora Fire Department says a 39-year-old woman died and a firefighter was hurt in a fire in a two-story home early Monday in the 500 block of Spruce Street.
Though most of this week’s reports have focused on vaccines to cure an endemic or epidemic, there is much to be said yet for the value of  human analysis and modern technology to quell an outbreak.
The next COVID-19 vaccination phase begins Monday in Illinois, but Kendall County already has a head start. Kendall County Health Department Director RaeAnn VanGundy says the county finished up phase 1A that covers healthcare workers early.
Two people are dead as a result of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of North Ohio Street and East Indian Trail in Aurora Saturday evening. The two people who died were in a vehicle that had allegedly fled from police earlier.
After an employee survey, letters of support and opposition, and months of deliberation, the Plano City Council will look again at the possibility of a Juneteenth holiday for its city staff, including police and public works departments. The meeting takes place at 6 p.m. Monday at city hall.Â
A winter storm warning goes into effect at one Monday afternoon and will be in effect through noon Tuesday. Total snow accumulation across Northern Illinois is expected to be around five to nine inches. Locally, snow is expected to start after three. Ice accumulation is also expected mostly south of I-80.
The Kendall County Sheriff's Office has recognized Andy Peters as the Fourth Quarter employee of the quarter. Peters has been with the Kendall County Sheriff's Office since May of last year and serves as Evidence Custodian, Fleet Manager, and Quartermaster.