They don't sting, bite, make you itch, or suck blood. The 13-year Cicadas are arriving in the southeast. Dr. Bruce Snyder, Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Georgia State University says once the soil warms up to a certain temperature the Great Southern Brood XIX (19) will emerge and be ar...

Two separate accidents occurred Monday on Route 178 at the Lowell Bridge, resulting in one person being hospitalized. Tonica Fire Chief Al Stremlau reported that a passenger car collided with a guardrail, causing injuries to a passenger who was subsequently transported to the hospital in Peru with non-life-threatening ...

Women in the hospital are less likely to die if they're treated by female doctors. That's according to a new study that also found they were less likely to be readmitted to the hospital. The study, published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found that among women 65 and older, eight-point-15 percent t...

Trident Agents, in collaboration with the LaSalle County Sheriff's Office, executed a search warrant last week at 1010 N. Bloomington St. in Streator. A search uncovered a firearm, ammunition, and a high-capacity magazine. Emmit J. Williams, aged 31 and residing at the aforementioned address, was apprehended. Williams ...

PetSmart is offering to cover your bad ink with a tattoo of your favorite pet. The national chain is running a nationwide contest called "PetSmart Tattoo Redo." Five winners will be flown to Los Angeles to get unwanted tattoos covered by new ones based on photos of their pets. The prize includes travel from a...