Road Work Begins This Week in Peru

PERU – Monday morning will bring more road construction to Peru, weather permitting.   According to the city North Peoria Street from Luther Drive to Sunset Drive will be closed for a water main repair. Also starting

Chinese Education Group Discusses Plans With IVCC

OGLESBY – At Thursdays board meeting of Illinois Valley Community College, it was announced that they would be continuing discussions with Foreign Service Group of China on education matters.   Foreign Service Group is setting up an English-language

Dekalb Crime Stoppers Seek for Info on Burglary

WATERMAN – The Dekalb County Crime Stoppers are seeking information into a burglary that occurred to a building in rural Waterman. The owner reported that sometime between July 6th and 7th someone entered his building on the

Missing Trucker Who Left Rig in Dixon Found

DIXON – A Kentucky man who was reported missing after his tractor-trailer was left abandoned in Lee County has been found.   Family say he was located along a road in New Jersey and will be reunited

Woman Reportedly Abducted Actually Taken By Bail Bondsman

DEKALB – A woman who was originally reported as being abducted from DeKalb County on Friday afternoon apparently was taken into custody by a bail bond company from Mississippi.  According to the DeKalb Police Department, after an

Woman Abducted in DeKalb Friday From Gas Station

UPDATE – WOMAN HAS BEEN FOUND ACCORDING TO DEKALB POLICE  See the complete update story here DEKALB – A woman has reportedly been abducted at a gas station Friday afternoon in DeKalb.  The DeKalb Police Department issued

LaSalle County Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine Arrest

OTTAWA – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team announced an arrest on Thursday of a Streator man on a felony warrant for unlawful delivery. According to Tri-Dent Thursday afternoon a LaSalle County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic

ISP: Air Freshener in Vehicle Prompted Andersen Arrest

HENNEPIN – Air freshener cans in the front seat of Clifford Andersen’s SUV reportedly prompted his arrest in the death of his sister-in-law Deborah Dewey. That’s according to testimony heard Friday from Illinois State Police Special Agent

Suspect in Bloomington Triple Murder Arrested in Wisconsin

BLOOMINGTON – Milwaukee Police arrested a man in a drug investigation who was later determined to be wanted for a triple murder in Bloomington.   According to the Bloomington Police Department, 25-year-old Sydney T. Mays Jr. was taken