OTTAWA – The Wallace Fire Protection District appointed a new fire chief on Wednesday. Outgoing Chief Dave Parrot accepted a position to become the new chief for Marseilles, so Deputy Chief Chris Backos will be taking on the role of the new chief. Backos has been with the department ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported two more individuals have died from complications related to COVID-19. With the addition of these deaths, a male in his 60’s and another in his 90’s, there have been a total of 296 coronavirus related deaths throughout the ...Read more
PERU – The city of Peru plans to demolish blighted houses around town. City Engineer Eric Carls says the city obtained five properties that they plan to tear down. The city approved a contract with Illinois Valley Excavating for just under $50,000. ...Read more
ILLINOIS – A survey placed Illinois among the top states most worried about COVID-19 on a daily basis. According to the publication Safewise, a national crime and safety research engine, a survey was conducted in September of 2020, to determine the level of concern during the ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator High School students will be seeing a furry four-legged friend roaming around the school this fall. Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton says the school is awaiting the arrival of their therapy pup that will be born this summer. The board chose a couple from within the ...Read more
OTTAWA – A female in her 70’s is the latest COVID-19 related death reported in LaSalle County. The county health department confirmed the death, the 294th coronavirus related death seen in the county in total, on Wednesday. 48 new cases of COVID-19 were also confirmed by LCHD along ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator High School is beginning the process of seeking out a school resource officer. According to Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton, due to short staffing, an SRO will not be available via the city of Streator and the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Department. Seaton ...Read more
PERU – Peru residents will be seeing plenty of road work around town this summer. The city council approved construction for this year’s street program at just under $700,000. City engineer Eric Carls says he anticipates milling and resurfacing to begin by the end of May and ...Read more
PERU – The Slough Road Bridge that leads to the boat launch on the south side of the Illinois River in Peru has been closed. According to officials, this was due to an unsatisfactory inspection by the City’s consulting structural engineer. The required report was forwarded to IDOT and ...Read more
LOSTANT – A man is in custody after allegedly taking police officers on a vehicle pursuit and striking a squad car in LaSalle County on Monday. According to the Lostant Police Department, on Monday afternoon, they pursued a truck driven by 38-year-old James Tracy after reports of erratic ...Read more
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