Dumpster fire in Waterloo

The Waterloo police and fire departments responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a dumpster on fire in the 100 block of Gardner Street. The dumpster was…

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Tentative multiplier for Monroe County

Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is…

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More LPR cameras coming

The Illinois State Police said it is adding another tool in its toolbox to help reduce and solve violent crime in the metro east.   Earlier this year, ISP began…

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E-cigs now banned indoors

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed HB 1540, a bill banning the usage of e-cigarettes in indoor public spaces.  The bill adds electronic smoking devices to the 2008 Smoke-Free Illinois…

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