PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital is proud to be the home of the Illinois Valley’s first human milk depot. Pasteurized donor human milk in an important nutritional therapy for many at-risk Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies, as it provides numerous benefits in the absence of ...Read more
SANDWICH- A Sandwich man was arrested after allegedly threatening another man with a pitchfork. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office day they were called around 8 PM Saturday to the 800 block of Gletty Road to take a report from a person who claimed 75-year-old John R. Perkins of Sandwich ...Read more
MENDOTA – A man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a home in Mendota on Friday morning. According to the Mendota Police Department, at 2 a.m. they were called to the 300 block of 9th Avenue for a male subject gaining entry into a residence. Police say occupants woke up to ...Read more
The Labor Day weekend signifies the end of the summer and one of the busiest driving periods of the year where millions of motorists are expected to hit the roadways nationwide. Illinois State Police District 05 Commander, Captain David Schneider, is urging motorists to celebrate responsibly, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker officially requested a federal disaster declaration for Illinois due to devastating floods since February. In his request, Governor Pritzker requested Individual Assistance for 22 counties and Public Assistance for 32 counties, including LaSalle. If ...Read more
STREATOR – A driver was lifeflighted to a Peoria hospital after a 3 vehicle crash in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office says around 9 am Thursday, two pickups and a semi were involved in an accident on Illinois 18 about 5 miles east of Streator. Deputies say one ...Read more
CHICAGO – The national gas price is the cheapest Labor Day weekend average in three years, and local gas prices have dropped appreciably. According to the American Automobile Association, those who bookend Labor Day weekend road trips can find gas prices that are cheaper than this past ...Read more
OGLESBY – Parkman’s Plain Parking Lot at Starved Rock State Park is now open. Visitors to Starved Rock State Park can now enjoy an updated parking lot at Parkman’s Plain or LaSalle Canyon along route 71 on the eastern edge of the park. According to IDNR Coordinator Lisa ...Read more
UNDATED – No injuries were reported after a wrong way driver crashed his vehicle into a Woodford County Sheriff Deputy’s vehicle on Thursday morning. According to the Woodford County Sheriff’s Department, at 4 a.m. they received calls of a wrong way driver on I-39, reported to ...Read more
