OSWEGO – An Aurora man who went missing in the winter of 2015 has been found deceased. According to the Kendall County Coroner’s Office the remains were located by kayakers in the Fox River Saturday. Loyola University assisted in identifying the skeletal remains as those belonging to ...Read more
STREATOR – Tuesday morning one man was arrested after an apparent burglary at a Streator motel. In a release from Police Chief Kurt Pastirik at 7:30 a.m. they were called to the 2100 block of Bloomington Street for criminal damage to property. After an investigation it was determined ...Read more
CRESTON – In a statement released this afternoon it was announced that the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of an armed robbery at a bank in Creston. Just after 3 p.m. they were called to the 400 Block of Route 38 for an apparent incident at Holcomb State Bank. ...Read more
MENDOTA – A Walnut man was not hurt after the tractor trailer he was driving rolled over Monday afternoon north of Meriden. Around 4 p.m. Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to a propane tanker that had left the roadway on East 7th Rd/Angling Road near the Lee County ...Read more
OTTAWA – Crops are entering their most critical month, according to the LaSalle County Farm Bureau. Despite not having rain these past few weeks, President David Isermann says corn crops are holding up well. The corn is far along in its journey to harvest, the most labor-intensive part of ...Read more
OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby is planning pop-up fundraisers to help the cost of developing a downtown park. Kicking off Wednesday at 11AM, will be a luncheon to help offset the cost of upgrading Senica Square. City Clerk Stacy Mertes says the goal of the multi-phase project is to make a ...Read more
MENDOTA – The city of Mendota will hold a public commission meeting to discuss solar farm usage. The council met Monday to finalize a hearing allowing public input into adding solar farms as a permitted use in the district. Committee members believe the meeting will be beneficial moving ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Chief of Police of Mendota will be honored as the Grand Marshal of the 2018 Sweet Corn Festival Parade this coming Sunday. Chief Tom Smith has been leading the Mendota Police Department 20 years. Originally from Evanston, he began his law enforcement career in 1975. On February ...Read more
MARSEILLES – Two cars, two golf carts and an ATV were reported stolen on Sunday northeast of Marseilles and later recovered damaged. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office two juveniles and a 21-year-old Marseilles man allegedly were responsible for taking the vehicles. The ...Read more
OGLESBY – The family of former Illinois Valley resident Michelle Mertel Nuckles recently established a healthcare scholarship in her memory with the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. Nuckles died in March 2017 at age 36 following complications from a spinal cord injury suffered ...Read more
