STREATOR – Poco a Poco announced their first-ever Valentine’s Day Singing Lovegrams, a new fundraiser to raise funds for the 7th Annual Summer Music Fest June 10-17th in Streator. Lovegrams are now available and orders will close at midnight on February 13th. The Loveggram gifts ...Read more
OTTAWA – An unknown substance discovered floating on the Fox River in Ottawa coming from a storm drain brought a Hazmat Team in for mitigation. On Wednesday afternoon the Ottawa Fire Department was called to the end of East Jefferson Street where a substance that had an odor similar ...Read more
PERU – Illinois State Representative Lance Yednock is among many of the area legislators looking into the announced temporary closure of St. Margaret’s hospital in Peru, but he thinks they may have not followed the law. Tim Muntz, President & CEO has said they hope to ...Read more
Jurors have reached a guilty verdict in the federal death penalty case of a 34-year-old man who killed eight people on a Manhattan bike path five years ago. Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek national living in New Jersey at the time of the 2017 Halloween attack, was convicted Thursday by a federal ...Read more
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced Thursday that the five former Memphis police officers who were fired for their actions during the arrest earlier this month of Tyre Nichols – a 29-year-old Black man – were indicted on charges including murder and kidnapping. The ...Read more
CHICAGO – If demand remains robust, drivers will likely see pump prices increase through the weekend according to the American Automobile Association. Rising gas demand and elevated oil prices have contributed to higher pump prices this week. Since Monday, the national average for a ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – LaSalle Elementary School District #122 is one of eight school districts in the state receiving The Early Childhood Construction Grant. The funding provides support for the construction, expansion, or renovation of their facilities, not to exceed $10 million per ...Read more
LASALLE — Stage 212 has announced that they are adding a second additional performance due to high tickets sales for their winter show Steel Magnolias. Business Manager Natalie Smigel says “This is back to pre-pandemic sales”. The additional added performance will be on February ...Read more
OTTAWA – A Serena man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Rutland Township on Wednesday. According to LaSalle County Coroner Richard Ploch, on Wednesday morning officers responded to a fatal single-vehicle crash near the intersection of North 3450th Road and 2175th Road. 27-year-old ...Read more
LASALLE — The LP Band Parents Association announced on Tuesday evening that they will be hosting their first Band Competition at Howard Fellows Stadium. The competition will be held on September 9th, 2023. More details will be made public after their next meeting on February 7th. ...Read more
