Illinois to educate SNAP households to prepare for USDA’s benefit reduction
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Human Services announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits will return to pre-pandemic levels beginning in March. Participants will see benefits reduced anywhere from $95 to $25 per
Boiler Explosion kills 6 in Mendota on this date in 1895
MENDOTA – Six men were killed and a half dozen more injured on this date 127 years ago in a boiler explosion in north central Illinois. The C. Henning & Sons Brewery located on Jefferson Street in
Peru PD looking for attempted ruse burglary suspects
PERU – The Peru Police Department is asking the public for information regarding an attempted ruse burglary. Just after 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, in the 2500 block of Rock Street, a male suspect attempted to gain access
Shaw Media to acquire Studstill Media
PERU – Shaw Media, the Crystal Lake company that owns 80 different newspapers and websites, including the Bureau County Republican, The NewsTribune and Ottawa Daily Times, has begun the process to acquire Studstill Media. The deal,
Alabama man helps his neighbors in unsuspecting way
ALABAMA — A man in Alabama was set to take a secret to his grave, however he let his children in on the secret before passing on New Years Day at 80 years old. Hody Childress was
Snow returns to Illinois
OTTAWA – A winter weather advisory goes into effect at midnight as a blast of snow is set to march across central Illinois on Wednesday. The National Weather Service is predicting a band of snow could drop
Ticket sales have demanded an added performance at Stage 212
LASALLE — Tickets for the upcoming “Steel Magnolia’s” at Stage 212 have been going fast. Due to the high sales and limited tickets left on their first day of sales Monday, an additional performance on Thursday, February
More people know their horoscope than their blood type
Do you know your blood type? How about your horoscope? A recent study by Quest Diagnostics shows that only 51% of people know their blood type, while 66% know their horoscope. It is easier to find your
Florida man breaks into chain restaurant, leaves something behind
A Florida man broke into a Joe’s Crab Shack recently and was seen on surveillance camera’s putting on a hat and stealing several items, including alcohol. Later he was seen defecating on the floor before leaving. Authorities
Jury convicts four Oath Keepers for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attacks
A federal jury found four members of the far-right group Oath Keepers guilty on charges of seditious conspiracy Monday. According to NBC News, a U.S. District Court in Washington determined that Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, David Moerschel and