First Street in LaSalle sewer construction continues

LASALLE – Sewer repairs and construction will close a portion of a LaSalle street. The City of LaSalle noted that the center of the 800 block of First Street will remain closed Tuesday. There will be plenty

LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office warn of toy guns

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of an internet fueled trend of using a toy gun capable of launching projectiles to potentially cause harm to people. The Tik-Tok ‘Orbeez Challenge’ involves filming the

Mendota Police receive speeding complaints

MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department on social media have urged residents to slow down in neighborhoods. They say they have received numerous complaints of speeding in the community. The speed limit in Mendota, unless otherwise marked,

Tree limb pickup scheduled in Mendota

MENDOTA – The City of Mendota street and parks department will be collecting limbs and sticks that residents have accumulated over the winter months. They ask that you have them piled at the road before next Monday.

Fireworks set for June 25th in Mendota

MENDOTA – The date for the yearly Independence Day fireworks has been set in Mendota.   On June 25th around Lake Mendota thousands will gather at dusk for the fireworks plus other activities.   A tag day

Oakley Ave bridge repairs to take all summer

STREATOR – The repairs to an area bridge over the Vermillion River will take all summer to complete. The LaSalle County Highway Department announced that starting today the Oakley Avenue bridge will be receiving repairs and culvert

Earth Day Canal Clean-up returning to the I&M Canal

  LASALLE – This Saturday the LaSalle Public Library will be partnering with Perfectly Flawed Foundation for the 6th Annual Earth Day Clean-Up at the Illinois and Michigan Canal in LaSalle. The event will be from 9

IDPH Issues warning that COVID-19 cases are slowly rising

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a warning that COVID-19 case rates are slowly rising in many areas of the state and that residents should be staying up-to-date on their vaccination status. Acting

Tree removal to temporarily close Ottawa street

OTTAWA – A street in Ottawa will be closed temporarily to facilitate tree removal.  The 300 block of East Superior street, between Post and Guion streets, will be closed to all traffic and on-street parking beginning at