Woodland School Receives Fire Hose Donation for School Security
LONG POINT – The area fire departments of Long Point and Reading recently donated old fire hose to Woodland School for a new purpose – school security. They announced 150 feet would be cut into small
No Injuries After Crash Near Paw Paw
PAW PAW – A man reportedly fell asleep while driving home from work early Monday morning, striking a Semi Truck, a utility pole and rolling several times. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office before 7 AM
Bergner’s Closing
PERU – Bergner’s in Peru is seeing its last days. The retail giant, whose first store opened in Peoria in 1889, will be closing its doors forever on Wednesday, August 29th. Bergner’s parent company The Bon Ton
Crime Stoppers Seeking Help for Burglary
LELAND – Crime Stoppers is seeking information into a reported burglary that occurred to an out building in Leland. The owner reported sometimes between August 20th and August 21st, an unknown individual forced entry into the building
Child on Bicycle Struck by Pickup in Spring Valley
SPRING VALLEY – A 9-year-old girl on a bicycle was struck by a pickup in Spring Valley Monday morning. According to Spring Valley Police, the child was crossing at US Route 6 and Richards Street with a
SUV Crash on I-39; Lifeflight Called
MENDOTA- An SUV belonging to an out of state family collided with a guardrail Sunday afternoon on I-39 near Mendota. Around 3:30 p.m. Fire and EMS from multiple area departments were called to the scene between the
Woman Stabbed Multiple Times at Northern LaSalle County Campground
LELAND – A woman from Louisiana suffered multiple stab wounds and one man described by authorities as her boyfriend is in custody. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office early Sunday morning they were called to a
Father Charged in Death of His Baby Son
MORRIS, IL – Authorities have arrested a father in the death of his baby son. Minooka Police say that 18-year-old Nicholas A. Fecarota, of Minooka, was arrested Friday for murder in the first degree. Police were
LaSalle Man Injured in Motorcycle Accident
UTICA, IL – A LaSalle man was injured in a single vehicle accident late Friday night. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office says 59-year-old Kenneth Lunn was traveling on Illinois 178 around 11:25 pm about four miles south
IVCC: New Scholarship for Agriculture Program
OGLESBY – A rural Oglesby couple’s love of farming and raising cattle will be memorialized in a scholarship established recently with the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. The Ron and Sandy Greening Memorial Agriculture Scholarship is the