Rural Mendota fire destroys vacant home
MENDOTA – A fire in the pre-dawn hours Monday destroyed a vacant home in rural Mendota. The Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the 3600 block of East 1st Road around 3 AM for
Community Level of COVID-19 rises, LaSalle County now considered a high transmission area
OTTAWA – The COVID-19 Community Level in LaSalle County is now at High, according to the LaSalle County Health Department. LaSalle joins neighboring counties like Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, Livingston and Grundy. In areas where the Community Level
Veterans group collecting donations victim of theft in Morris
MORRIS – A Grundy County veterans group was the victim of theft during a donations collection event outside a retailer in Morris. The Morris Police Department say they were called on Thursday afternoon to a retailer in
Safe Journeys Color Run rescheduled in Streator
STREATOR – A fun color run event originally scheduled for June in Streator has been moved to August 6th. The run is for kids age 5-14 and will be raising money for an area non-profit. Safe Journeys
9-8-8 Mental health emergency number coming to Illinois
SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health plans to launch 9-8-8, a national three digit dialing code for a mental health lifeline. On July 16th, individuals experiencing a crisis or any other kind of
Florida Man claims self-defense after killing neighbor’s rooster
A Florida man is speaking out after spending a month in jail after he was accused of killing his neighbor’s rooster. James Nix Jr. says the rooster was a menace in the neighborhood and it attacked
Chicken sculpture unveiled in Ladd
LADD – A new sculpture is now gracing main street in Ladd, an eight foot tall chicken. The art installation, which was installed Wednesday, came from an artist in Southern Illinois. The Village of Ladd will be
Three facing drug charges after traffic stop on I-39 in Lee County
PAW PAW – Three Northern Illinois residents are facing drug charges after a traffic stop on I-39 on Tuesday. The Illinois State Police say they stopped 47-year-old Michael D. Martin of Davis Junction for allegedly speeding
Man who walked 33 miles to work gifted car from total stranger
Rather than call in sick, Eric got up and started walking. In about 6 1/2 hours, he made it to his job in Bend to start his night shift.
Woman’s curly hair searched at airports 3 times since May; files complaint
Rodriguez, who has a mixed racial background, often wears her crown of brown hair in a ponytail. Even when she undid her ponytail and shook her hair out at the security gate, the agents said they would