DIXON – A fire this morning in the 1000 block of Corregidor Road in Dixon caused an evacuation of homes and a factory in the pre-dawn hours of Friday. A farm ag chemical warehouse was found fully engulfed, according to the Amboy Fire Department Chief Bryant. There were no injuries reported ...Read more
OGLESBY- Chinese students will be taking classes at Illinois Valley Community College this Spring. An agreement approved at the Thursday night board meeting endorsed a dual credit high school and college level English as a second language course. Although the college expects only a handful of ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The House Republican Organization of Illinois has withdrawn support for Representative Jerry Long’s re-election campaign. They say they were made aware of an incident involving Long’s behavior and brought in the third party to investigate the allegations. After ...Read more
PERU – A local homeless shelter in Peru is expanding its facility. Executive Director Carol Alcorn of PADS Shelter says the expansion will provide exclusive rooms for families, as well as office and classroom space. According to Alcorn, homelessness apprears to be on the rise in Illinois ...Read more
CHICAGO – State gas prices have gone down 10 cents compared to last month according to the triple A. Local gas prices for LaSalle and Bureau County are up 3 cents compared to last month, with LaSalle County at 2.71 and Bureau County at 2.72 per gallon. This week the national gas prices ...Read more
LASALLE – The city of LaSalle approved the purchase of a building that will serve as a meeting room for the city. The city council met Monday, and approved the purchase of a building owned by Casey’s General Store, located across from the new Casey’s on 5th street. The building ...Read more
MARSEILLES – The deadline for the City of Marseilles to get a Housing Rehabilitation Grant is approaching. Potentially over half a million dollars would be available for residents to use, according to Mayor Hollenbeck. The grants would be limited to $45,000 per residence, and those in the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board recognized world suicide prevention day with a presentation Monday. Alexis Ferracuti, member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, encouraged the board to spread awareness on mental health and suicide prevention. Ferracuti noted that suicide is ...Read more
DEKALB – A federal grant has been awarded to Northern Illinois University to help respond to crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women announced that 57 schools will receive a total of $18 ...Read more
LELAND – A two vehicle accident in Southern DeKalb County caused a juvenile to be air lifted from the scene Saturday afternoon. According to the DeKalb Sheriff’s office near the intersection of Somonauk and Suydam Road, a juvenile was westbound on Suydam Road when 30-year-old Joshua ...Read more
