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MENDOTA- Ed and Debbie Creager were in the living room when they heard the tremendous crash of most of a tree collapsing onto their home Tuesday night.   Their initial fears grew when they realized the tree had come through the ceiling of the dining room, just feet away from where their ...Read more

PERU –  Illinois Valley Community Hospital is asking local residents for their opinions on what the area’s most urgent health care needs are. “We’re inviting everyone in the Illinois Valley to complete a survey and share their views on what they believe are the most pressing ...Read more

PRINCETON – A Sunday afternoon collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle has taken the life of a woman and left one man injured. In a release by the Princeton Police Department, they state that around 4:15 p.m. they were called to the intersection of Main and Peru Street where they found ...Read more

UTICA – A Utica Police Officer was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop Monday night. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office reports that around 9:45 p.m. an officer for the village of Utica was near the intersection of US 178 and US RT6 when he was struck. The officer and ...Read more

LASALLE – The city of LaSalle approved a petition to apply for a grant to expand Rotary Park through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Program is a state-financed grant program that provides funding assistance to local ...Read more

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will continue its flu clinics this month in efforts to reach more people. According to the department everyone six months and older should get vaccinated. Leslie Daugherty says, it takes two weeks for antibodies to develop after getting the flu ...Read more

  STREATOR – A man was airlifted to a Peoria hospital after a crash that sent his vehicle into the bed of a parked pickup truck Sunday.  The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that 23-year-old Michael Gray of Streator was traveling North on US Route 23 near the intersection of N ...Read more

SANDWICH – One man was seriously injured Saturday evening at a mud truck off road event being held at the Sandwich Fairgrounds. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, they were called around 5 p.m. for a report of a truck striking a person. A 1997 Chevrolet S-10 being driven ...Read more

STERLING – Illinois Rail Safety Week begins Sunday and runs through September 29th. Area law enforcement will be promoting rail safety awareness and education to prevent injuries and fatalities. Additional enforcement of laws associated with crossings and railroad property will take place ...Read more

OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College agriculture program, in partnership with University of Illinois Extension, will conduct an ag research field day at the research plot along the west side of Orlando Smith Road from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26. The field day, which will ...Read more