Ottawa Man Identified As Body Found Last Saturday
LASALLE – An Ottawa man was identified as the person found deceased last Saturday in the Illinois River near LaSalle. The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office said that 53-year-old David R. Gallina was found west of the Rt.
Mill race site cleanup in Ottawa will being this fall
OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa authorized an access and remediation agreement with utility companies to clean up a former industrial site. At Tuesday night’s council meetin a resolution was passed to move forward with agreements to
Motorcyclist killed in crash in Newark
NEWARK – A Warrenville man was killed in a crash in Kendall County on Monday. According to the Illinois State Police, they were called to the intersection IL Route 71 and Ottawa Road just after 3 p.m.
City of Peru’s firework schedule
All events are on Water Street and start at 5:00 PM Peru Parks and Recreation will have a family fun area with 5 bounce houses with attendants. The area is located on the grassy hill on
LaSalle-Peru High School board will move forward with fundraising plans for Howard Fellow Stadium
LASALLE – LaSalle -Peru High School’s finance, buildings and grounds committee approved to move forward with plans to raise money for their ‘Field of Dreams’ project. At their committee meeting, agreements were made to pursue community donors
Annual ordinances passed in Mendota
MENDOTA – Two annual ordinances were passed in Mendota. At Monday nights city council meeting, a prevailing wage ordinance and annual appropriations ordinances were passed. According to City Clerk Emily McConville, the prevailing wage ordinance is a
Starved Rock and Mattheissen Spring attendance numbers up from last years
OGLESBY – Although wet weather and flooding impacted many areas of local state parks, it didn’t stop people from visiting this Spring. In fact, attendance is up at Starved Rock and Matthiessen from April to June,
LaSalle man arrested after drug investigation in Peru, warrants issued for several others
PERU – A LaSalle man was arrested after an investigation into reported methamphetamine and cocaine sales in Peru. According to the Peru Police Department, on Monday 40-year-old Larry A. Chandler was arrested for unlawful delivery of a
IDNR: No bighead or silver carp found in Chicago-area waterways
CHICAGO – This month’s Seasonal Intensive Monitoring (SIM) survey, designed to leave nothing to chance and investigate each nook and cranny of selected Illinois waterways for Asian carp, came up with plenty of fish, but no
Vehicle title fee changes effective July 1st
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is alerting the public of motor vehicle title fee changes, effective July 1, 2019, due to action by the Illinois General Assembly. These fee changes were a part of