Some people might wonder why teacher Tim Burgess wanted to return to Ottawa High School if the administration has treated him as badly as he says. After a five-year court battle, Burgess walked into OHS this school year a teacher again but without having settled all the issues from being fired. He’s not planning on…
Half the counties in the state are on the Illinois Department of Public Health warning list for rising COVID-19 infection numbers. LaSalle County is included as of Friday’s update. The state is warning that people need to avoid large gatherings, keep their distances from each other when in public, wear masks, and take other precautions.…
Trident arrested three people in Streator Thursday night for allegedly dealing heroin. Twenty year old Bobby C. Richardson, Jr., 25-year old Shawna R. Stevenson, and 30-year old Godfrey C. Bennett are accused of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Police say the three had 26 jeweler bags containing heroin and a fully…
Illinois is set to open the 2020 football season at number-14 Wisconsin. The Illini upset the Badgers last season, 24-23. There will be no fans tonight at Camp Randall Stadium due to COVID-19. The Illini earned its first bowl bid since 2014 last year but is searching for its first winning season since a 7-6…
Yesterday The L-P co-op swim team lost to Bloomington Central Catholic 79-49 in their final regular-season meet at the Illinois Valley YMCA. Peyton Heagy won the 100-yard breaststroke and placed second in the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. Addie Duttlinger earned a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle The Dodgers pounded the…
treese094/iStockBY: HALEY YAMADA AND ERIC NOLL, ABC NEWS(BOSTON) — One college sophomore went beyond just walking a mile in someone else’s shoes.Gordon Wayne walked more than 500 miles on foot to raise money for The National Alliance to End Homelessness, a cause that Wayne has been affected by personally.”Every time I want to quit I…
Official White House Photo by Tia DufourBY: LIBBY CATHEY AND EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) — With 10 days to go until Election Day, and President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden racing toward Nov. 3, voters have turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots early.More than 54 million Americans have…
DNY59/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A subsidiary of Goldman Sachs pleaded guilty on Thursday for its role in a scandal involving the embezzlement of billions of dollars from a Malaysian government investment fund known as 1MDB.The subsidiary pleaded guilty to violating anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, admitting it contributed to…
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — Rudy Giuliani is calling his headline-making Borat 2 appearance a “complete fabrication,” but Sacha Baron Cohen is urging everyone to watch the movie and “make your own mind up,” saying it’s “pretty clear” what happened. “I would say that if the president’s lawyer found what he did there appropriate behavior, then…
Courtesy of Record Store DayJust a reminder that the third and final installment of the three-day 2020 Record Store Day celebration takes place this Saturday, October 24. As previously reported, organizers decided to spread out the event across three dates in three different months this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s events, which…
