Man Found Dead in Train Car Identified
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Authorities have released the name of the man found dead at a sand plant in Ottawa. Friday afternoon, the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office and Sheriff’s Office responded to the facility at 701 Boyce
Tuesday Morning Fire in Earlville
EARLVILLE- A Tuesday morning house fire brought multiple area fire departments into Earlville to battle the blaze. Before 11 AM departments responded to a fire in the 100 Block of Church Street. Earlville, Paw Paw,
Tax Scams: The IRS Will Not Ask For Gift Cards
OTTAWA – With the deadline for taxes come and gone the Internal Revenue Service is warning everyone once again that scammers will be hard at work trying to swindle people. You should always know that calls claiming
Streator Man Arrested in Vehicle/Pedestrian Accident
TONICA – A Streator man was arrested after a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian in Tonica Saturday evening. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office says they were dispatched to the 100 block of Tonica around 6:30 Saturday
IVCC Student Paper Takes Honors
OGLESBY – For the second straight year, IV Leader, the student newspaper at Illinois Valley Community College, was awarded the Mike Foster Award for General Excellence, the highest award presented, at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association
Streator Students Walkout on Columbine Anniversary
STREATOR – A student organized gathering on the campus of Streator High School Friday morning was held in part to honor the anniversary of the Columbine shooting nineteen years ago. Superintendent Matt Seaton said the student organizers
Juvenile Cited for Disorderly Conduct After School Threat
OTTAWA – School district staff and the police were involved in an investigation last week at an area elementary school over an alleged threat, but they determined it wasn’t credible. Last Friday Ottawa Police were notified by
No Injuries in Overturned Semi Crash Wednesday
SPRING VALLEY – A crash that delayed traffic on Interstate-80 near the RT-89 Interchange on Wednesday had no injuries, but did occupy one lane Eastbound for three hours. According to the Illinois State Police an Atlanta, Georgia
Scammers Claiming New Social Security Cards to be Issued
SENECA – The Seneca Police Department reported on Wednesday that a resident had received an unsolicited call from an apparent scammer. The resident stated that the caller wanted information in order to get the resident a
Burglaries Being Investigated in Lee County
SUBLETTE – On Tuesday morning several burglaries were reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Department. According to authorities someone entered a garage through an unlocked door in the area of Green Wing Road and Shady Oaks Road