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MARSEILLES – The Marseilles Police Chief will be on paid administrative leave pending an Illinois State Police investigation at the request of the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office. The city council met Wednesday to make a resolution to place Police Chief James Hovious on ...Read more

DEKALB – A bicyclist is dead after an early Thursday collision in DeKalb.  According to the Dekalb Police Department, they were called to the 800 block of East Fairview Drive around 4:30 a.m. for a bike vs SUV incident.    In their investigation, police determined that 34-year-old ...Read more

HENNEPIN- Clifford Andersen, who is convicted of the concealment and murder of Deborah Dewey, was sentenced to 60 years for murder and  five years for concealment during a hearing Thursday afternoon. Andersen spoke before sentencing at the Putnam County Courthouse saying that he “has heard so ...Read more

PRINCETON – A traffic stop last Friday ended with a pair from California in custody and the discovery of nearly thirty pounds of potential narcotics or other drugs. In a press release by Tri-Dent today, they say that officers initiated a stop on a vehicle with Nevada plates near mile ...Read more

JOLIET – A man is dead after two vehicle collision on Interstate 80 Wednesday morning in Will County. According to the Illinois State Police 42-year-old Terrance Green of Harvey was in an SUV eastbound when for unknown reasons he struck the rear of what authorities describe as an unknown ...Read more

PAW PAW – At the Monday evening Paw Paw High School Board meeting a resolution was approved placing a question on the November ballot about deactivation of the High School and sending students to Indian Creek starting in 2019. The board stated the district would pay the tuition for those ...Read more

STREATOR – Streator High School will agree to accept Chinese Foreign Exchange students beginning in January. In a board meeting yesterday, members agreed to allow Foreign Service (China) Group to provide the high school with up to 20 students for the 2018 Spring Semester. Superintendent ...Read more

OTTAWA – A church group in Ottawa is fighting hunger with micro food pantries. Earlier this week, Crossbridge Community Church unveiled a new micro pantry outside of Jeremiah Joe Coffee on LaSalle Street in Ottawa. Allison Appel, director of the church’s Feed His Children ministry, says ...Read more

MALTA – A semi truck caused a vehicle to crash into a bank in Dekalb County on Tuesday. Illinois State Police and Dekalb Sheriffs were called before 9AM for a reported collision on Route 38 in Malta, involving a fully loaded semi truck. Police say 18-year-old David Rivera of Belvidere was ...Read more

MENDOTA – Mendota High School is looking to take in Paw Paw students. After a meeting held by Superintendent Jeff Prusator earlier this week, he states the board is interested in making an offer with Paw Paw to send their students to Mendota High School. Prusator says Mendota HS has been ...Read more