SPRINGFIELD – County unemployment up-ticked during the month of June according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. LaSalle County rates remain the highest in unemployment locally at 6.5%, up a percentage point from last month. Bureau and Putnam County unemployment ...Read more
OTTAWA – An alleged intruder was found dead in an Ottawa home on Wednesday night. According to the Ottawa Police Department, on Wednesday just after 11 p.m. police responded to the 800 block of Tomahawk Drive where gunshots were reportedly fired. Police say upon arrival, they located one ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator City Council gave the green light to implement no parking in certain areas. Following complaints from residents and public works employees, there will no longer be parking along River Avenue from LaSalle Street to Court Street, no parking along Hoyne Street from 12th to ...Read more
UNDATED – OSF HealthCare will require all OSF Mission Partners to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September. Officials say the decision is consistent with existing OSF vaccination policies that require Mission Partners to get a flu shot every year and stay current with ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department is giving the public the opportunity to purchase some unclaimed bicycles on Friday. Beginning at 8 am and ending at 4 pm, the Mendota Police Department will have dozens of unclaimed bicycles available for display behind the police department and ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa officials are planning a meeting to discuss how to move forward with the algae-stricken Illinois and Michigan Canal. Mayor Dan Aussem says draining of the canal is taking place at this time in order to get a better look at what needs to be repaired underneath the bridge, ...Read more
PERU – City Clerk Dave Bartley says implementing service disruption for those who have delinquent utility bills is working. Bartley gave an update to the council on the once nearly $70,000 owed by Peru residents back in the spring. Since then, that number dwindled to around $45,000 ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle city officials say they have been in litigations for years with the owner of the building that partially collapsed on 1st Street, Monday morning. According to a press release by the City of LaSalle, concerns were conveyed to the owner of the 1001 1st Street ...Read more
UNDATED – Meteorologists say the atmosphere in North Central Illinois could be hazy these next few days as smoke travels from wildfires out west and in Canada. According to the Associated Press, erratic winds added to the danger for firefighters on Monday as they battled the largest ...Read more
MARSEILLES – A battery fire that occurred Monday in Marseilles is contained and authorities say there’s no immediate danger to the public. The Marseilles Fire Department was called before the afternoon for a battery fire located west of the LaSalle Generating Station. The LaSalle ...Read more
