OTTAWA – East 3rd Road at Interstate-80 in LaSalle will be closed this weekend for bridge removal beginning Friday at 7 p.m. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the closure is necessary to remove a portion of the eastbound I-80 bridge that crosses East 3rd Road. The work is part ...Read more
MENDOTA – Just one day after being battered by storms, residents were enjoying the kickoff of the 74th Annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival. Hundreds turned out for the first night of fun along the carnival midway and rides for the yearly event that is returning after a hiatus in 2020 due ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College board Thursday approved a $34.4 million budget for fiscal 2022. That is up seven percent over the previous year due to more than $3 million in pandemic-related federal funding. IVCC received $3.2 million from the Higher Education Emergency ...Read more
STREATOR – Disc golf enthusiasts are encouraged to participate in a tournament in Streator this month. Christopher Stone presented his plans to Streator’s park board to improve Marilla Park’s disc golf course. Stone is organizing a fundraiser tournament, August 22nd in ...Read more
MENDOTA – Over 30K Illinois residents are still without power after a powerful blast of storms with high winds swept across the state Wednesday morning. In LaSalle County over 2200 are without power, mostly in and around Mendota, which had doppler indicated winds over 100 mph knock down ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Mendota man has died as a result of a vehicle crash in Mendota. According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, 66-year-old Richard E. Hafley has died after his involvement in a multiple vehicle crash at the intersection of North 39th road and Route 251. ...Read more
MENDOTA – A high wind event associated with a severe thunderstorm roared through Mendota around 9 AM Wednesday, knocking out power to much of the city and downing hundreds of tree limbs. Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser urged residents to not drive around the community, as many of ...Read more
STREATOR – A teenager died as a result of a vehicle crash in Streator on Tuesday. According to the Streator Police Department, 17-year-old Austen Gleason of Ottawa, succumbed to his injuries after allegedly pulling his vehicle out in front of another driver, causing a collision at Park and ...Read more
PRINCETON – A teen accused of fatally shooting one person and injuring another in Bureau County in 2020 has been arrested. Authorities say 19-year-old Davijioin Robinson allegedly shot 17-year old Caleb E. Conrath on July 1st last year in the 200 block of Hillview Drive in Princeton. ...Read more
MENDOTA – The 74th Annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival returns this coming weekend, but one of the favorite parts of the celebration will require a little extra community support this year. Shelby Weide of the Mendota Chamber of Commerce is asking for members of the community to set aside ...Read more
