WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois mother and father charged with murder in the death of their 5-year-old son are due in court for preliminary hearings in the case. Court records show 36-year-old JoAnn Cunningham and 60-year-old Andrew Freund Sr. of Crystal Lake are scheduled for Friday morning ...Read more
MENDOTA – An electronic recycling event will be held in Mendota later this year. LaSalle County Board approved the event to be held on August 3, from 9am until noon. The event is open to all LaSalle County residents but there will be a $25 fee for monitors and televisions. The board also ...Read more
SYCAMORE – Four inmates at the DeKalb County Jail were charged with robbery and aggravated battery, Thursday. According to DeKalb County Sheriff’s, on Sunday an inmate was battered and robbed by four others, allegedly taking belongings from the victim while in the cell block. An ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says investigators assigned to look into the well-being of an Illinois boy beaten to death were overloaded with other child abuse cases. ACLU attorney Heidi Dalenberg told a federal judge Department of Children and Family Service investigators ...Read more
OTTAWA – A search warrant in Ottawa discovered purported drugs and an Ottawa woman is in jail following a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team raid on Wednesday. In a release, Tri-Dent says they began an investigation involving a location in the 1400 block of Kansas Street in Ottawa. ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College Board on Thursday approved giving the school president another year in charge. An extension was added to the contracts of President Jerry Corcoran, Vice President for Business Services and Finance Cheryl Roelfsema and Vice President for ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s agriculture program has gained a new piece of equipment thanks to a corporate donation. Ag coordinator Willard Mott took delivery of a new Case IH Magnum 340 tractor through a Case IH School-Program, President Jerry Corcoran announced at ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is collecting birds to look for West Nile Virus. Crows, Blue Jays and Robins will be collected. According to the health department, over the past seventeen years, West Nile virus activity has been documented throughout LaSalle County. If you ...Read more
OTTAWA – As his last duty of Commissioner for Streets and Public Improvements, James J. Less approved to advertise bids for the 2019 curb replacement project. Main areas that will undergo concrete work are East Stevenson Road, the Turnberry Subdivision, Wake Street, Nebraska Street, Post ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board approved an amended lease with Midwest Barge Terminal to operate on riverfront property on Thursday’s meeting. After a 75% majority vote was not reached to approve the lease during last month’s board meeting, Midwest Barge Terminal agreed that it would not ...Read more
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