Fire Damages Utica Home
UTICA — A fire Wednesday evening in the 600 block of South Clark Street in Utica had many area departments responding. Utica, LaSalle, Mendota, Naplate, Troy Grove, Wallace, Tonica, Oglesby Fire and EMS responded to the scene
High Voting Turnouts for Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – Republican Bruce Rauner conceded his re-election bid to Democrat JB Pritzker in the Illinois Governors race on Tuesday. Statewide, 54 percent of voters voted in favor of Pritzker. LaSalle County received a total voter turnout
Princeton School Bond Question Fails at Ballot Box
PRINCETON – The referendum on the ballot in Bureau and Putnam County to build a new school and demolish old buildings has failed. The question asked if they should raise $35 million in bonds for the construction
Results in for Illinois’ Key Races
CHICAGO – Results are in for key races in the state of Illinois. JB Pritzker beat Republican Bruce Rauner, in the governors race. Pritzker held a strong lead in most polls in area counties. He will now
Paw Paw School Deactivation Votes Are In
PAW PAW – The votes are in for the fate of Paw Paw High School, a yes or no question that was posed on the ballot. The Paw Paw Board of Education put the issue of deactivating
Henderson Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder
HENNEPIN – 26-year-old Richard Henderson Pleaded Guilty to Count 4 of First Degree Murder in the stabbing of Spring Valley Teenager, Diamond Bradley in a negotiation deal, at the Putnam County Courthouse on Tuesday. Henderson agreed
Road relocation for mining hot topic of LaSalle meeting
LASALLE – The LaSalle City Council met in front of a full crowd Monday evening to discuss plans to annex and vacate several roads south of Troy Grove, focusing particularly on East 3rd Road. Council members informed
Train Strikes Pedestrian Near Leland
A train struck a pedestrian in Earl Township Monday morning. LaSalle County Sheriff’s deputies and the Coroner’s Office were investigating the incident. Further information will be released as it becomes available.
Injuries in Monday Peru Crash
PERU – At least two were injured in mid-morning crash in Peru. Authorities were called to the intersection of US Route 251 and Midtown Road around 9 a.m. Monday after a truck and an SUV collided.
Streator Man Dies in Crash
LOSTANT – A Streator man died after his vehicle struck a tree Saturday morning south of Lostant. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office 80-year-old Roland Bastien of Streator was traveling east on Route 18 when for