LASALLE – The remains of a World War II Veteran who died in the Pearl Harbor attack has been identified as a Peru man. 22-year-old Adolf J. Loebach was a Navy Fire Controlman 3rd Class who was killed on the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 attack after the ship capsized from torpedo hits. ...Read more
PERU – Helping the community is always in season at The Right Spice, a restaurant in Peru that gathered over 100 people who needed a place to be for Thanksgiving together. Owners George Steinbach and Deanna Mallory began working on the meal early Thursday, preparing a full dinner for ...Read more
MENDOTA – A tree was dedicated to the memory of a Holy Cross student who passed away in 2018. On Tuesday Mission Partners at OSF St. Paul in Mendota gathered in memory of 12-year-old Karl Soliman. A Sienna Maple was planted on the east side of the Medical Office Building and will get ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Local area counties harvested a total over 1,341 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season. According to the Department of Natural Resources, LaSalle County harvested 469 deer compared to 555 last year. Putnam County brought in four less deer ...Read more
PERU – Peru Police responded to Illinois Valley Community Hospital Tuesday night after a woman entered the hospital with a gunshot wound. Authorities say the 20-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body on the west side of Peru, but the injuries are not life threatening. The ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board placed on file the Zoning Board of Appeals’ recommendation to ban the sale of cannabis in unincorporated areas on Tuesday. The Zoning Board voted 4-3 to prohibit the sale at Monday’s meeting, but the board won’t officially vote to approve or reject the ...Read more
OTTAWA – Travelers catching flights at area airports during the Thanksgiving holiday are likely to be impacted by a high wind warning. According to the National Weather Service, Northern Illinois and surrounding areas are under a high wind warning that goes into affect Wednesday at 3 a.m. ...Read more
PERU – Peru’s city council approved a tax levy increase to raise contributions to their police and fire pensions. The 4.9% increase in the tax levy will cover just over $780,000 of the $2 million the city is slated to pay over the next year. According to City Finance Officer Justin ...Read more
MENDOTA – Northbrook, Lincoln, and Blackstone have all received Commendable school ratings from the Illinois Report Card. Director of Teaching and Learning Dr. Beth Wackerlin presented the report card to the Board of Education at Monday’s meeting, and reported that students in seventh and ...Read more
MENDOTA – Eighth-grade boys basketball coach Courtney Nave will not be finishing out the season with the team. Mendota Elementary School Board President Sean Pappas announced at Monday night’s meeting that Nave seeks to resign in December, midway through the season. Superintendent Kristen ...Read more
