AMBOY – An Amboy Police Officer was honored last week for duties performed on duty by the Amboy Fire Department. In early April of this year, Amboy EMS were called to a gas station where a person was in cardiac arrest. Upon their arrival, they found Amboy Police Officer Tom Lehman ...Read more
MENDOTA- A fire destroyed a bus and trailer Saturday morning on I-39 that was carrying a gospel group from Tennessee. Mendota, Troy Grove and Paw Paw Fire Departments were called around 4:20 AM to near the Lee/LaSalle County Line, where they found the vehicle fully engulfed. All occupants ...Read more
HENRY – Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim announced a Household Hazardous Waste collection for the spring of 2021 will be coming to Henry. Illinois EPA HHW collections provide residents with free collection events to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous household products commonly ...Read more
OTTAWA – Two new charges were added against an Ottawa man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend. According to LaSalle County States Attorney Todd Martin, 29-year-old Michael S. Swift pleaded not guilty on Thursday to original charges of three counts of first-degree murder, for ...Read more
UTICA – A reported explosion that sent emergency crews scrambling to the banks of the Illinois River Thursday evening may have caused devastating injuries or worse to multiple people, but authorities have yet to release specific details. Around 7:20 PM Utica EMS and the Department of ...Read more
STERLING – The Sterling Police Department are looking for information into the whereabouts of a 24-year-old Sterling woman. Authorities say Olivia Sheley may be in the company of 35-year-old Michael W.T. Bennett, who has been charged with First Degree Murder after a shooting on May 1st. ...Read more
MENDOTA – City of Mendota employees will be out and about replacing outdated water meters, and the Mendota Police Department wants residents to know it is ok to call them if you have concerns. All city employees will possess the proper identification, paperwork and credentials explaining ...Read more
MENDOTA – The driver of a van was life-flighted with serious injuries after reportedly striking two different Illinois Department of Transportation trucks on I-39 on Thursday. Around 10 AM Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the southbound lanes near the US Route 34 ...Read more
OTTAWA – Officials at the LaSalle County Health Department reported that the county has seen its 300th COVID-19 related death on Thursday. The individual was a female in her 80’s and is the 2nd coronavirus related death seen in the county this week. The LCHD also confirmed 40 new ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School Superintendent in asking families to do everything possible to limit their kids’ exposure to COVID-19. According to Dr. Steven Wrobleski, Over the past week, there’s been a spike in the number of positive student cases. Currently, 146 ...Read more
