STREATOR – The Streator Police says a suspect involved in an alleged shooting on Monday has been identified. According to authorities, at 10:45 PM on Monday, a person reported being shot at in the 300 block of Sterling Street. No injuries were reported and police say there’s no ...Read more
UTICA – Starved Rock State Park officials need more volunteers to help clean up the river trail from Eagle Cliff out to LaSalle Canyon on Friday. Natural Resource Coordinator Lisa Sons says Starved Rock will have litter left on the trails and in the canyons after the holiday weekend ...Read more
CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker, along with the Illinois Housing Development Authority, announced that more than $252 million in rental assistance has been paid on behalf of almost 29,500 renter households impacted by COVID-19 through the Illinois Rental Payment Program. Launched in May 2021, ...Read more
OGLESBY – A total of 21 Illinois Valley Community College cannabis production certificate program students received $1,000 scholarships this fall funded by a $100,000 gift from NuEra. NuEra Principle Owner Keith McGinnis of Ottawa made the gift to IVCC in March to support the program’s ...Read more
PERU – Authorities say they have found the body of an individual along the Illinois River near Peru, but identifying the remains could take time. LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss said on Saturday morning around 9:45 searchers made the discovery along the south bank of the river east of ...Read more
OGLESBY – William “Bill” Hunt of Oglesby was appointed to fill a nearly two-year vacancy on the Illinois Valley Community College board by trustees at a special meeting Thursday night. Hunt was elected three times to the Mendota City Council between 2008 and 2020 and served as finance ...Read more
STREATOR – The 2021 Streator Labor Day parade will not be held this year. The event was scheduled for noon on Sunday. Streator Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jack Dzuris stated that for many of the former participants, work, health, school and travel activities have taken over the ...Read more
OTTAWA – Authorities have identified the woman found deceased in rural Ottawa on Tuesday. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to the 1400 block of Illinois Route 71 for a body located in a pit mine operated by US Silica. The LaSalle County Coroner announced that ...Read more
HENNEPIN – Damage was said to be minimal after a fire at an ethanol and grain handling facility in north central Illinois. Around 5 AM Wednesday the 7 box alarm incident brought 18 fire departments and 6 EMS teams to Marquis Energy located one mile north of Hennepin. They are the ...Read more
OTTAWA – Authorities are investigating a body found in rural Ottawa on Tuesday. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to the 1400 block of Illinois Route 71 where a deceased white female was located in a pit mine operated by US Silica. The investigation ...Read more
