Local Headlines

MENDOTA – An investigation into alleged heroin activity in Mendota has led to a 49 year-old woman being arrested on a warrant obtained by the LaSalle County States Attorneys’ Office. According to Tri-Dent, Samantha E. Sprowls of Mendota was charged with a class 2 felony for Unlawful ...Read more

OTTAWA – A 24 year-old Ottawa man is in the LaSalle County Jail after police say he sold heroin. According to the Ottawa Police Department, 24 year-old Danzell C. Kornegay allegedly sold less than one gram last September. He was arrested on Wednesday and charged with felony delivery of a ...Read more

UTICA – Last weekend a building and a number of signs were defaced at a state park and in the community of Utica and the DNR are seeking the public’s help in locating those responsible. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources last weekend a bathroom building and ...Read more

STREATOR – A suspect has been identified in the beating of a man in Streator last December. According to the Streator Police Department on December 16th 45 year-old David Cross was found laying in the road in the 400 block of East Livingston Street. He was taken to the hospital and later ...Read more

LASALLE – The Illinois Valley Food Pantry reopens today after moving to 122 Wright St in LaSalle.   Donna Hess, the executive director, said that they had outgrown their old location they have had for the last 14 years.   Food will be given out from 3pm until 6pm this afternoon, and on ...Read more

PRINCETON – An Indiana man was arrested after being found in possession of a stolen gun after troopers checked on a vehicle with a flat tire on Interstate 80. According to the Illinois State Police, around 9:30 PM Monday night near the Spring Valley exit 20 year-old Jaylen A. Green of ...Read more

EARLVILLE – An early Tuesday morning fire has claimed the life of an Earlville woman. According to authorities, around 2:30 AM Earlville and Leland fire departments responded to a blaze in the 4000 block of East 1351st Road. Upon arrival, they found heavy smoke in a part of the home and ...Read more

​Illinois Valley Community College’s Business Training Center offers a free session “ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 Standard Updates” from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Jan. 19 in Room CTC124. ​Participants will learn about key changes and requirements of the new standards which must be ...Read more

SPRING VALLEY – At least seven homes experienced damage in Spring Valley Tuesday morning after a power transmission line broke. According to the Spring Valley Fire Department, around 11 AM they received multiple calls about homes that had smoke or a burning smell in the 700 block of West ...Read more

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley residents who can sing, dance, juggle, play an instrument or otherwise entertain and want to perform on stage in front of an appreciative audience for a good cause are invited to try out for the 2018 Illinois Valley Community Hospital Variety Show. Auditions are ...Read more