MENDOTA – A Mendota High School graduate has joined the police force in Mendota. On Monday 27-year-old William Hansen was sworn in by Dave McNally the Police & Fire Commissioner. Hansen, a Eureka College graduate, served in the Navy prior to working as a prison guard in Iowa. He ...Read more
By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has dismissed a count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. The charge is only a misdemeanor, but it had appeared to be among the likeliest ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting nearly 200 new cases and three COVID-19 related deaths in the county. The individuals who suffered coronavirus-related deaths were a female in her 40’s and 70’s and a male in his 60’s. Around 87 new cases are ...Read more
LASALLE – A favorite holiday attraction in the city of LaSalle opens up Monday night. The annual Celebration of Lights at Rotary Park is bigger and brighter with even more displays. Celebration of Lights is open daily through January 1st. The hours are 5 to 9 PM on weekdays and Sundays ...Read more
By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys are set to make closing arguments at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial in the shootings of three men during street unrest in Wisconsin. The arguments Monday will be the last word of some two weeks of ...Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Deere & Co. and union officials have reached a third preliminary contract agreement that workers who began striking four weeks ago will vote on soon. The United Auto Workers said in a statement Friday night that the proposed contract with the agricultural machinery ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 10-year-old central Illinois boy has died days after he was struck by a pickup truck in a hit-and-run while riding his bicycle. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Troy Erving died Friday morning after being declared brain dead. The Peoria youth was ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A man whose wife was struck and killed by a car being pursued by Chicago police officers will receive $2 million if a city committee approves a proposed settlement over her death. A City Council committee is set on Monday to consider the settlement involving Julia Lynn ...Read more
PAW PAW – A fire late Friday night destroyed a building in Rollo. According to the Paw Paw Fire Department, they were called around 11 PM to the 2300 Block of Railroad Street for a structure fire. A multi-box alarm was sounded to battle the blaze, which engulfed the two story brick ...Read more
PAW PAW – A fire late Friday night destroyed a building in Rollo. According to the Paw Paw Fire Department, they were called around 11 PM to the 2300 Block of Railroad Street for a structure fire. A multi-box alarm was sounded to battle the blaze, which engulfed the two story brick ...Read more
