La Salle County police reports: July 12, 2023

Here are the La Salle County police reports for Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
Bureau County Board approves 2024 court holiday dates

The Bureau County Board unanimously approved the adjournment and closing of the Circuit Courts within the 13th Judicial Circuit of Illinois on the following legal holidays for 2024.
Prairie Fox Books in Ottawa to host 3 upcoming events, including Christmas in July Cookie Competition

Prairie Fox Books, 719 La Salle St., Ottawa, will host its Christmas in July Cookie Competition on Saturday, July 15.
District 20 scoreboard, Wednesday, July 12

Here’s a rundown of District 20 baseball and softball tournament scores/pairings for Wednesday, July 12
Neponset and Sheffield American Legion join forces under Post 875

Neponset American Legion Post #875 and the H.F. Hortz American Legion Post #415 of Sheffield have merged to form one post, Post #875, to serve the citizens and the Veterans of the local community.
Northwestern’s president sent the wrong message, twice

Opinion: If anything of value is to come of the firing of Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald, it must be a redoubling of our – and our hallowed institutions’ – resolve to truly eliminate the practice.
Sports shorts: Princeton soccer teams to hold ‘open’ pitches on July 12/26

Hall girls basketball to hold fundraiser on July 24; PHS summer cross country runs continue; winners named in Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf
Eye On Illinois: Tourism officials happy to report year-end totals, hope trends continue

Eye On Illinois: Despite good trends for Illinois tourism, overall staffing and occupancy rates haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.
A little hip-hip hooray while getting caught up on the sports scene and looking ahead

This year’s Walnut 5K for ALS was a smashing success. They had a record number of registrations (541), finishers (457) and proceeds ($25,789).
Ottawa Military Show set for this weekend

The fourth annual Ottawa Military Show will be this weekend, featuring World War II reenactments with soldiers from both sides of the conflict in Europe, vintage military vehicles and encampments, convoys of those machines, and displays from