PERU – A man whose last known residence was Peru is in custody on drug charges for meth distribution. Peru Police say 35-year-old Anthony J. Williams allegedly delivered Methamphetamine as part of an undercover police investigation led by members of the Peru Police Department Special ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Department announced Friday that they arrested an alleged Ecstasy dealer after a multi-department investigation. Around 8:45 AM Friday they took 23-year-old Ryan E. McSherry into custody in the 600 block of Marquette Street in LaSalle. Authorities say McSherry ...Read more
STREATOR – A home was reportedly damaged by gunfire in Streator Friday. The Streator Police Department say that they were called to a home in the 400 block of East 12th Street around 3:30 AM for shots allegedly being fired. It was determined that the home was struck and damage was ...Read more
LADD – Ladd will have only some of the children in class at any given time when school starts this fall. At the Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday night, they approved a plan where half of the students will be in the building one day, while the other half participated in E-learning. ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that full overnight closures of Interstate 80 in La Salle County begin Wednesday night. The project to remove and replace the bridge that carries East 12th Road over I-80 requires all lanes closed July 22nd from 9 PM to 5 AM. ...Read more
OTTAWA – A number of reported funnel clouds darted across North Central Illinois Monday afternoon, but were all harmless. The cold air funnels were caused by the air aloft being colder than the air underneath the clouds. The National Weather Service did issue a special weather ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota City Council approved a request Monday from the Knights of Columbus regarding their annual People with Intellectual Disabilities Tootsie Roll Fundraiser. The group requested the use of the corners of Main and Meriden Streets for September 18 and 19. The annual event, one ...Read more
OGLESBY – At the Monday night Oglesby city council meeting it was announced that the community is ahead of the state average in responding to the 2020 census. In the latest update the Illinois Public Health Association noted that statewide the response was at 66.9%, with Oglesby at 72.3%. ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The Livingston County Health Department announced a man in his 40s is recovering in isolation. They say he was asymptomatic at the time of testing. The LCHD has received 3,764 COVID-19 test results. Of ...Read more
NEWARK – The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois State Police are investigating a crash that resulted in a death on Sunday. Authorities were called around 1:45 PM to the 3800 Block of Illinois Route 71 about three miles north of Norway for a two vehicle collision. More ...Read more
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