UNDATED – Local veterans will be displayed on the Wall of Honor in Springfield. State Senator Sue Rezin encouraged constituents to submit names, stories and pictures of veterans to be displayed at the Capitol through November 15th. Scroll through to read the bios of our local ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Lasalle County Coroner’s Office has announced the identity of the man who was found dead after an SUV crashed into the Illinois River Thursday afternoon in Ottawa. They say that 39-year-old Matthew W. Rosenstiel was deceased at the scene. Crews worked for four ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Two Alarm fire south of Ottawa damaged at least one building at a business. Around 10:30 Thursday night Ottawa and Wallace fire responded to a reported structure fire at a lumber company in the 1000 block of Fosse road. No injuries were reported in the blaze and the cause of the ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board will vote on the estimated budget and tax levy later this month. The board placed both on file at Thursday’s County Board Meeting, and informed the public that the budget is available to review on their website. Board member Brian Dose explained that next ...Read more
OTTAWA – A man was reportedly found dead after a vehicle went into the Illinois River at Allen Park in Ottawa on Thursday afternoon. According to Ottawa Fire Captain Wayne Christensen, the person whose identity has yet to be released was found in the vehicle after a witness reported seeing ...Read more
OTTAWA – Pebbles the bison welcomed her new roommate to Buffalo Rock State Park on Thursday. Site Superintendent for I & M Canals State Trail Daniel Bell and technicians introduced the 2-year-old female to 14-year-old Pebbles, Thursday morning. Bell says there is no name for the nearly ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sue Rezin is helping to combat youth vaping. In light of the recent health issues related to electronic cigarettes, Senator Rezin filed legislation aimed at reducing underage individuals’ access to vapor products. The bill prohibits the sale of tobacco ...Read more
GRANVILLE – A Granville man died of a heart attack while hunting. According to the Putnam County Death Investigator Bob Cofoid, a 29-year-old man from rural Granville was setting up to duck hunt with other hunters when he suffered the alleged heart attack and died at the scene. The Putnam ...Read more
STREATOR – State Representative Lance Yednock is working towards making the Marilla Park Pond trench-out a reality. The representative for the 76th District says he agreed to help Streator out before he went into office and although he’s been busy since then, he’s wrangled up ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa’s I-80 pedestrian bridge project could be completed by next year. At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, a resolution authorizing federal grant participation and a maintenance agreement to care for the bridge was passed. Mayor Dan Aussem says the city ...Read more
