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LASALLE – A Streator man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit and run last Sunday in LaSalle.  The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say they located the suspected vehicle involved, a Cadillac Escalade, and following a brief investigation, took 26-year-old Gabriel Benitez in to

  STREATOR – Streator officials have until June to figure out if they would like to keep their existing ambulance services or take other routes. City Manager Dave Plyman gave a brief update to council members on Tuesday of the options being explored like in-house services, or

During an interview at Financial Times’ Future of the Car conference on Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if he were to assume control of the social media company. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, offered to purchase

A Connecticut man was convicted Tuesday of all charges for murdering his wife. Despite alleging the crime was committed by an intruder, the defendant’s testimony was contradicted by a “Fitbit” activity tracker. Following a five-week trial, a jury in Rockville Superior Court in

LASALLE – As part of the “Pollinator Pathways,” community project, the LaSalle and Ottawa libraries are offering free, native wildflower seed packets to create “pathways,” that will connect wild public lands, like state parks, with residential landscapes and community gardens to

      STREATOR – One person is injured after a crash between a four wheeler and a vehicle in Streator on Thursday night. According to Streator Police, at approximately 9:12 pm, officers were dispatched to a multi-vehicle crash involving a four-wheeler and a vehicle at the

LASALLE – A LaSalle man is dead after what authorities describe as a fatal hit and run on Sunday.   The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say they were called around 4 PM to Illinois Route 351 near the canal entrance south of LaSalle, where 45-year-old Carl J. Telford was struck. Telford,

    ILLINOIS- This week is prime time for scoping out Morel mushrooms after days of wet to warm conditions. Morel mushroom enthusiast and administrator for Illinois Morel Mushrooms, Chris Martin of Fulton County, says mushrooms are about 90% water, so a surefire way of discovering the

  PERU – Peru residents will have the opportunity to explore higher education with the city’s student scholarship. On Monday, officials established the annual City of Peru Student Opportunity Scholarship with Illinois Valley Community College. Ten residents will have the opportunity