Jo Daviess County News

ELIZABETH, Ill. -- The Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau is soliciting applications for its "Books by the Bushel" program.

EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. -- A Wisconsin man faces multiple charges after leading authorities on a high-speed chase early Sunday morning.

The Galena Rotary Club recently gave more than 270 third-graders in schools in Jo Daviess County and Hazel Green, Wis., their own Webster's Pocket Dictionary.

Esther Lieberman will display examples of her late husband's work and discuss his commitment to depicting Jo Daviess County over several decades at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

A man was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery after authorities say he backed over a man with his car early Sunday near East Dubuque.

A Dubuque man is facing drug charges after Jo Daviess County authorities did a traffic stop Tuesday morning on U.S. 20 near Mount Hope Road in rural Galena.

GALENA, Ill. -- Attorneys checked off one more item from the long list leading to the final battle determining California dairyman A.J. Bos' right to operate a large-scale facility near Nora.

GALENA, Ill. -- Griffith Lippert almost didn't say it. "I was going to walk away from the whole thing," the Elizabeth man said.

This year Illinois saw its second wettest October since 1895. Statistics out Monday from the Illinois State Water Survey show the statewide average rainfall was 8.9 inches, 6 inches above normal.

How many property owners realize there is a new taxing authority in Carroll County? It's called the Upper Mississippi River International Port District sponsored in the Legislature by Sen.

Jo Daviess County Sheriff Leo Hefel and janitor Griff Lippert over the men's ability to perform their jobs, Lippert was fired , according to the Galena Gazette .

An Illinois soldier killed in Afghanistan will soon be returning home to his family.

When it comes to the H1N1 flu vaccine, supply and demand just aren't matching up.

The Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau has announced its "Warm Heads, Warm Hands, & Warm Hearts" program.

GALENA, Ill. -- A discussion eight months in the making has finally worked its way into open court.

The C-D-C has been rationing the coveted H1N1 flu vaccine nationwide. "It's our understanding that Illinois' allocation of vaccine was exceeded last week so that this week some of that vaccine is being held," said Jason Marks, Peoria County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.

EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. -- She stood before the school board on the verge of tears. "I used to be proud of being from East Dubuque," said Sara Feyen, tears in her eyes.

EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. -- A Cuba City, Wis., woman was injured after she swerved to avoid an animal in the road and crashed her car, according to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Department.

The Jo Daviess County Unit of the Illinois Retired Teachers' Association will meet in Stockton on Wednesday, Oct.

ELIZABETH, Ill. - A 54-year-old Dubuque man faces eight different charges after authorities say he attempted to flee from law enforcement during a traffic stop, lost control of his vehicle, and smashed into vehicles parked on a car lot.