County unemployment up, statewide down

    UNDATED – There’s been an uptick in county unemployment rates for the month of August according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. LaSalle County once at a 5.8% rate last month has increased in

Three vehicle crash injures two on I-39

LOSTANT – Two people were injured, one of them seriously in a three vehicle crash Friday on I-39. The Lostant Fire Department reports they were called around 11:30 AM to southbound I-39 near milepost 44 for a

L-P High School issues statement on fan behavior

  PERU – LaSalle-Peru Township High School put out a statement over the weekend regarding fan behavior at athletic events. In a letter to the community by Superintendent Dr. Steven R. Wrobleski, he expressed his disappointment in