AMBOY – A 20-year-old Dixon man is facing Reckless Homicide charges after a single vehicle crash in April killed two. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced that Draven Z. Webb was charged with two class 3 felonies and is being held at the Lee County Jail on a $100,000 bond. The ...Read more
MENDOTA – Even after 31 years, people in and around Mendota remember what happened the morning of September 20th of 1990, but no clues have surfaced after that day about what exactly happened to 21-year-old Veronica Blumhorst. She had left her job at a grocery store at 1 AM and ...Read more
BEECHER – A fire on Sunday leveled a historic church in a small community in Will County. The Beecher Fire Protection District said the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, built in 1865, was a total loss. Four minor injuries were reported. Scenes in the church with actor Tom Hanks were ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is warning consumers interested in purchasing used vehicles to beware of flood-damaged cars resulting from flooding caused by Hurricane Ida or other natural disasters. He has instructed his office to closely monitor title applications ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Department is having their annual car seat safety check on Saturday at Hyvee. Car seat technicians will work directly with families to assist in installing and checking their car seats. Lead organizer and patrolman Mark Creedi says locally, there’s about an 80% ...Read more
UNDATED – Harvest has begun in some parts of LaSalle County, however, end-of-season disease and pests have become a concern for yields. LaSalle County Farm Bureau President Dave Isermann says pests like armyworms and stress diseases have stricken corn crops throughout the Midwest ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Princeton Police are seeking information regarding several incidents of damage which occurred during the evening hours on Monday. According to police, extensive damage was done to the bathrooms at City County Park and Zearing Park. Police say, additional acts of ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in a retail theft and battery incident that occurred on Monday at a mobile phone store. According to authorities, on Monday just before 5 p.m. police were sent to T-Mobile on Route 251 in Peru where a male described ...Read more
PERU – The city of Peru is hoping to receive funding for a sidewalk project near Parkside School. The Safe Routes to School Program with the Illinois Department of Transportation is awarding up to $250,000 for infrastructure projects with a 20% local match requirement. City Engineer ...Read more
POLO – A 23-month-old child has died after what authorities determined was a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Ogle County. Last Thursday the Polo Police Department were called to the 300 block of Franklin Street for a child with a head injury. After an investigation, the Ogle County ...Read more
