OTTAWA – PADS Shelter in Ottawa received an influx of lunch supplies after expressing a desperate need last week. Assistant Director Barbara Hall says the shelter is overwhelmed with joy from the generous donations they’ve received these past four days after announcing a scarcity ...Read more
LASALLE – Two men have been charged with possession of purported cocaine following an investigation in LaSalle on Tuesday. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, the LaSalle Police Department and Peru Special Investigations, on Tuesday just after 3 p.m. they conducted ...Read more
OGLESBY – A marijuana cultivation center in Oglesby plans to make a million dollar expansion. According to Mayor Dom Rivara, Green Thumb Industries will start construction on the $1.5 million expansion in the coming months. Rivara says the operation will benefit the area, in that ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota Alderman commended the police department for their work in handling the suspect of a number of smash and grab burglaries downtown. 54-year-old Craig J. Hynes is in custody for allegedly breaking the windows of multiple businesses over the last few weeks. Alderman ...Read more
LASALLE – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team arrested two men after a controlled purchase of purported cocaine on Tuesday in LaSalle, authorities say. At around 3:15pm on Tuesday, Trident, assisted by the LaSalle Police Department and Peru Special Investigations, conducted a ...Read more
OTTAWA – Mayor Dan Aussem announced that Ottawa will hold a public meeting to discuss city events. He explained that the meeting, which will be held on Thursday, October 3rd at 6pm, will welcome citizen comment regarding the various city events, such as Riverfest and Winefest. Aussem also ...Read more
TROY GROVE – The Troy Grove Fire Department unveiled the newest engine to their fleet last week, a 2019 Pierce truck with a 1,000 gallon tank. It also features a foam system and a six man cab. ...Read more
UPDATE – The remains have been recovered MENDOTA- A Mendota man is pleading to whomever took a package off his porch near 5th Street and 5th Avenue in Mendota to return it at once. Phillip Forst said on Tuesday that a package said to contain his brother’s remains ...Read more
MENDOTA – For the second year in a row, the Mendota Police Department was awarded the Bicycle Pedestrian Safety Award. At Monday night’s city council meeting Chief Greg Kellen announced that the police department was honored with an award from the Illinois Chief Association and the ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator Unlimited received a grant to perform outreach and support to those with epilepsy. Service Director Stephanie Harcharik says the $179,000 grant will go towards the new Northwest Illinois Epilepsy Support Program meetings, outreach and assessment plans for families ...Read more
