Local Headlines

LAMOILLE – A man is dead after reportedly being trapped in a grain bin near LaMoille. According to LaMoille Fire Chief Brent Becker they were called to a farm on 2600 North Road east of town around

OTTAWA – Two Ottawa men are in custody after a reported home invasion in Ottawa on Tuesday. According to the Ottawa Police they received a call to a residence in the 400 block of Windsor Drive where

PERU – A Depue man is in the LaSalle County Jail after an investigation last month by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. A press release by Tri-Dent states that 36-year-old Joshua M. Trahan allegedly sold more

MORRIS – A heron with an apparent broken wing was rescued last week with help from the Morris Police Department. Officer Zwolinski was called to Route 47 just south of the Illinois River for a bird not

MORRIS – A Will County man has died after he went missing in the Illinois River on Sunday. Grundy County Coroner John W. Callahan released a statement that on Tuesday morning a body was recovered west of

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has pleaded guilty to attacking his 80-year-old mother with a hatchet. In a news release, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office says 58-year-old John Flick of Downers Grove pleaded

HUNTLEY, Ill. (AP) — The milk giant Dean Foods is closing one of its Illinois facilities this year. The Texas-based corporation’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter says 131 people will lose their jobs when the

HENNEPIN – After a second day of jury selection in the Clifford Andersen trial, a full panel of jurors has been selected at the Putnam County Courthouse.  Clifford Andersen is charged with murder and concealment of homicide

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Federal officials say human error was the cause of a Lee County natural gas pipeline explosion last year that killed two men and left two others seriously injured. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s

PERU – Officials have announced that Splash Field in Peru will be closed on Tuesday, July 10th for maintenance. After feedback was received from the community, the hours have been expanded to 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.