Baseball: Marquette suffers sectional loss to Hope Academy on catcher’s interference call
ELGIN – Sometimes, all it takes is staying alive and hanging around until fate steps in. In the Elgin Harvest Christian 1A Sectional semifinal Thursday afternoon, the Marquette Crusaders grabbed the advantage early on, using a sacrifice
The Times Area Roundup: Caden Eller, Nathan Grant run to Saturday at IHSA State Meet
Boys Track and Field Eller, Grant move to Saturday: At Charleston, Marquette’s Caden Eller will be competing Saturday in the Class 1A State Finals after placing seventh in Thursday’s preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University. Eller, a senior,
Utica antique mall to expand? Business gains OK to rezone parcel
Clark’s Run Antiques in Utica could undergo an expansion now that its owners have the preliminary OK to rezone a neighboring parcel. Thursday, the Utica Planning Commission recommended a request by Steve and Pam Shanley be approved.
Baseball: Ottawa falls to Conner Dilulio, Rock Island in 3A regional semifinal
MORRIS — Ottawa senior left-hander Payton Knoll and Rock Island junior southpaw Conner Dilulio matched each other nearly pitch-for-pitch through four and a half innings of Thursday’s Class 3A Morris Regional semifinal. But in the bottom of
Ottawa man arrested after investigation into April 15 New Brite Spot restaurant fire
A 44-year-old Ottawa man was arrested Thursday on a charge of arson after an investigation into the cause of an April 15 fire at the New Brite Spot Family Restaurant. John F. Smith was transported to the
Police blotter: May 25, 2023
Andrew S. Maunu, 27, of Peru, was picked up by Ottawa police on a La Salle County civil writ (contempt) Wednesday in the 400 block of Taylor Street. Tracy L. Cockream, 44, of Streator, was picked up
Second suspect in fatal Streator shooting returned to La Salle County
Both suspects in a May 6 shooting in Streator, which injured two and killed one, are now in La Salle County custody. It might be another few days, however, before either is charged with homicide. Malcolm J.
Cusick settles with accusers after 2019 acquittal
Kenneth Cusick, the Ottawa man acquitted in 2019 of killing his wife, has settled a federal lawsuit against his numerous accusers. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Chicago received a stipulation between Cusick and attorneys for the
Trio of deceased Vietnam War vets to be honored by city of Marseilles, state of Illinois
Military veterans often remember and honor their own, and on this coming Memorial Day, they’re asking Marseilles to join them in doing just that. At a special ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 29, at the Marseilles
Marquette’s Denice Melody stepping away after 42 years in ‘her niche’
There are lucky people who find a job they love, a career they were meant for and the right place to enjoy it all. Denice Melody is one of those people. However, even she knew there’d be