A Tornado described by the National Weather Service as large and dangerous has caused wide-spread damage in the Naplate and Ottawa areas. Numerous news sources are reporting at least one-fatality. Search and Rescue teams are searching damaged buildings for victims possibly trapped in damaged ...Read more
A Tornado described by the National Weather Service as large and dangerous has caused wide-spread damage in the Naplate and Ottawa areas. Numerous news sources are reporting at least one-fatality. Search and Rescue teams are searching damaged buildings for victims possibly trapped in damaged ...Read more
A Suburban Chicago woman was flown to a Peoria hospital after being struck by a vehicle at Starved Rock State Park. Illinois State Police say 26 year old Ingrid T Hernandez of Berwyn was being dropped off at the Lodge by 46 year old Ingrid S. Arcos when the accident happened around ...Read more
A woman and an infant are missing after a man forced them off the road in his vehicle in Streator. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and the Streator Police Department are investigating the incident that occurred on East 1st Street on Friday. Two vehicles were traveling eastbound, when ...Read more
Rolling Meadows police are searching near a residence northwest of Joliet for the remains of a local man who went missing over 40 years ago. Police tell the Daily Herald their investigation into 19-year-old Michael Mansfield’s disappearance on New Year’s Eve in 1975 led detectives to ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Rockford police say one man is dead and three others were injured during a New Year’s Day shooting at a hotel. Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea says there was a large group of people fighting in a hallway at Cliffbreakers Riverside Hotel and Conference Center ...Read more
An area school was placed under lockdown today after a bullet was found in a school bus. LaSalle County Sheriff Tom Templeton says deputies were notified that a single 22 caliber round was found in the rear of a bus during a cleaning. As a precaution, officials placed Waltham North and ...Read more
Cubs fans turn their attention to World Series for the first time in 71 years. Large crowds of people hit the streets outside Wrigley after the Cubs beat Los Angeles in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series to advance to the World Series for the first time since 1945. Game one against the AL ...Read more
OTTAWA — Police have identified the body of a woman found near Ottawa on Monday evening. The La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said 63-year old Kerstin Bobst of Aruba was found in a field northeast of Ottawa near the intersection of Illinois Route 71 and East 24th Road. Authorities ...Read more
Mendota Police and City of Mendota employees were closing streets this afternoon near Northbrook Middle School after heavy rains caused minor flooding. Stroble Avenue and 16th Street both were closed Monday night. Waters have begun to recede, however, barricades may remain until the roads are ...Read more
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