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PRINCETON – The man who was the center of the police standoff in Princeton most of the day on Friday has not yet had a bond hearing. Princeton Police say they were called to the 600 block of North First Street early Friday for the report of a person with a weapon in a home. Inside, they say ...Read more

OGLESBY – Lillian Rodrigues, a student at Illinois Valley Community College, has been named a 2019 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. Over 2,000 students were nominated from more than 1,200 college campuses across the country. Only one New Century ...Read more

OGLESBY – LaSalle County Finance chairman Brian Dose gave a presentation to residents on a public safety sales tax referendum, Thursday. Illinois Valley Community College’s presentation room was packed with board members for a presentation that was given to inform the public as to why ...Read more

PRINCETON – Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in Princeton, where a stand off occurred on Friday. According Princeton Police Chief Tom Kammerer, at around 4:30 a.m. they were called to the area of First and Hudson Street in Princeton for an armed man. Police say they chased 47-year-old ...Read more

MORRIS – The man killed Thursday along Interstate 80 has been identified. Grundy County Coroner John W. Callahan stated that 27 year old Jacob Perry of Morris died after being struck by a semi-tractor trailer. According to authorities Perry stopped his vehicle for unknown reasons along the ...Read more

MINOOKA – A pedestrian died after an accident with a semi tractor trailer truck in Grundy County Thursday. According to the Illinois State Police, the truck was traveling on I-80 westbound west of Brisbin Road when it allegedly struck a pedestrian that was in the lane of traffic. The ...Read more

OTTAWA – While the statewide unemployment rate remained steady over the past month, local unemployment rates continue to rise, leaving them among the highest in the state. State wide unemployment remained at 4.3%, however counties like LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam have seen increases of over ...Read more

OTTAWA – An Earlville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle after deputies made a traffic stop near Ottawa.  The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that 31 year-old Russell L. Farley was stopped in a 1997 Dodge truck and taken into ...Read more

SEATONVILLE – The Seatonville Fire Department, along with Ladd and Spring Valley Fire battled an early Thursday truck fire that destroyed a semi-tractor.   Around 2:30 a.m. crews were called to the Seatonville Elevator for a fully engulfed fire in the parking lot.  The fire was ...Read more

SUBLETTE – Three have been arrested after a raid by the Lee County Joint Operations Group in Sublette on Monday. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Operations Group along with the Dixon Police Department and Lee County Deputies executed a search warrant on a residence ...Read more