LAKE HOLIDAY – A woman was taken via helicopter from the scene of a crash Saturday evening near Lake Holiday. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office at 10:20 p.m. they were called to rural LaSalle County South East of Lake Holiday for a single vehicle accident. The driver of ...Read more
AMBOY – An early morning single vehicle accident has sent five patients to the hospital in Lee County. According to the Amboy Fire Department, they, along with Sublette Fire and EMS were called to US RT 30 and Pine Hill Road for vehicle in a corn field. Dixon Fire and EMS arrived at ...Read more
BYRON – An early Saturday morning head on collision near Byron has claimed the life of a member of the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Illinois State Police the crash occurred on US RT 72 between a Truck and an SUV. The driver of the truck, 50-year-old Lt. Randy ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The state’s response to a protest that shut down the Dan Ryan cost taxpayers about $200,000 on July 7th. Thousands of people turned out to call for more jobs and education opportunities and to draw attention to violence in poor neighborhoods. Hundreds of troopers, sergeants ...Read more
PAW PAW – In a special school board meeting Thursday night, the deactivation of Paw Paw High School and possible merger with Indian Creek was discussed, with the potential of other options being explored as alternatives. The original proposal, which was laid out last month with Indian Creek ...Read more
YORKVILLE – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team in conjunction with the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Yorkville woman they say was involved in drug sales in Northern LaSalle County. According to a press release from Tri-Dent, 28-year-old Kristina L. Davies was ...Read more
PERU – A Chicago man was arrested on Monday in a bust by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team for Heroin. In information released by Tri-Dent, 31-year-old Terrence L. Daugherty of Chicago was taken into custody in the 1800 block of May Road in Peru and charged with Unlawful ...Read more
OTTAWA – A crow in LaSalle County has tested positive for West Nile Virus. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, the bird was collected and tested yesterday. This is the first documented West Nile virus activity in LaSalle County this year. West Nile Virus is transmitted ...Read more
GRAND RIDGE – A Streator man is in jail after an investigation into a hit and run last Saturday that put a man in the hospital. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Department, 18-year-old Logan Grammer was taken to an Ottawa hospital after being struck by a vehicle while riding ...Read more
OTTAWA – Four teens are suspected of a burglary in early July according to the Ottawa Police Department. In a release yesterday, they say that on July 10th they responded to a call of a reported burglary in the 2100 block of Mary Lane. The residents claim several subjects entered ...Read more
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