Area libraries to offer free, native wildflower seeds for pollinators
LASALLE – As part of the “Pollinator Pathways,” community project, the LaSalle and Ottawa libraries are offering free, native wildflower seed packets to create “pathways,” that will connect wild public lands, like state parks, with residential landscapes
Lightning blows up toilet at Oklahoma apartment building
Fire Chief Dewayne Hurt said the fan was destroyed and the toilet bowl was severely damaged.
Driver of four-wheeler involved in multi-vehicle accident injured in Streator
STREATOR – One person is injured after a crash between a four wheeler and a vehicle in Streator on Thursday night. According to Streator Police, at approximately 9:12 pm, officers were dispatched to a
Victim dies after hit & run in LaSalle
LASALLE – A LaSalle man is dead after what authorities describe as a fatal hit and run on Sunday. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say they were called around 4 PM to Illinois Route 351 near
Prime time for Morel hunting in North-Central Illinois
ILLINOIS- This week is prime time for scoping out Morel mushrooms after days of wet to warm conditions. Morel mushroom enthusiast and administrator for Illinois Morel Mushrooms, Chris Martin of Fulton County, says mushrooms are
City of Peru Student Opportunity Scholarship to be granted to ten residents annually
PERU – Peru residents will have the opportunity to explore higher education with the city’s student scholarship. On Monday, officials established the annual City of Peru Student Opportunity Scholarship with Illinois Valley Community College. Ten residents
Bicyclist struck in LaSalle hit and run
LASALLE – A bicyclist has been struck in LaSalle in what authorities are describing as a hit and run. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say they were called on Sunday to Illinois Route 351 near the canal
United States lab sent samples to help solve mystery deaths of three American tourists in Bahamas
Officials confirmed on Monday that samples extracted from three American tourists who died at a resort in the Bahamas under mysterious circumstances have been sent to a lab in the United States, to expedite results and help
Trial begins for man who drove through New York’s Times Square killing one woman, injuring 22
Nearly five years after his arrest, the trial has begun for the man who drove through crowds of tourists in Times Square killing one woman and injuring 22 other people. Richard Rojas, a 31-year-old U.S. Navy veteran,
Man who fled transport on I-39 found in Tennessee
CLARKSVILLE TN – A Hoopeston man who has been missing since fleeing a hospital transport van last Wednesday along I-39 in Woodford County has been found in Tennessee. The Clarksville Police Department say they located 47-year-old Javier