Local Headlines

OTTAWA – Farm work in the area has moved on to controlling weeds and bugs as most corn and soybeans are now planted across the state. According to the USDA, nearly 90% of the corn is up

MARSEILLES – A man on a motorcycle was significantly injured and had to be life flighted from the scene after a crash between Marseilles and Ottawa on Sunday. The Illinois State Police report that 50-year-old John A.

AMBOY – The Illinois State Police and other first responders were called to a campground in the 900 block of Green Wing Road in Lee County Monday morning a little after 11 AM for what was reportedly

PERU – A neighbor assisted Peru Police and the Peru Fire Department Sunday search a home minutes after a fire was spotted.  Around 1 PM a call was received of a home on fire on the west

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College women’s basketball coach Tom Ptak today announced the signing of LaSalle-Peru High School standout point guard Gena Fassino. Fassino was a four-year varsity player for coach Hollis Vickery’s Cavaliers and started

GENOA – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says a 27-year-old motorcyclist was killed Sunday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle.  The accident occurred on Route 72 shortly before 7 am when 27-year-old Neil Tomsheck, of

DEKALB – A man has died after being struck by a train early Sunday morning in DeKalb.  According to DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller, 26-year-old Eduardo Sayago-Landa of DeKalb was walking on the tracks and was hit

PONTIAC – With warmer weather comes the monitoring of the spread of West Nile Virus, and the Livingston County Health Department is seeking the public’s help once again. They are asking that residents collect recently deceased birds

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — The school resource officer authorities say stopped a gunman who began firing inside Dixon high school says “I was not going to let him get away.” Officer Mark Dallas said he was in

LELAND – A Leland man was arrested after being stopped for allegedly speeding late Thursday night. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Jeffery M. Heth was stopped for speeding in southern DeKalb County when the