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MARSEILLES – A 10-year-old is suspected of being the one who started a house fire in Marseilles.  The Marseilles Police Department say the blaze on the afternoon of October 2nd caused up to $80,000 worth of damage to the home located in the 1000 block of Washington Street.  During the

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will be holding a high dose flu shot clinic on Tuesday for those 65 or older. The clinic will be by appointment only. They will be open from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm and will be held at the LaSalle County Health Department parking lot, located in

STREATOR – A resident of Streator reported that a gun and ammunition was apparently stolen in the last week. The Streator Police Department say they were called to the 900 block of Lundy Street to investigate the incident. This would be the eighth alleged gun theft in the community since

  PERU – A barn was destroyed in a Sunday morning fire near Peru. The Peru Fire Department was called around 11:30 AM to the 3500 block of Illinois Route 251, where the structure, reportedly full of hay, had flames showing. Multiple area departments responded to the scene, however, the

PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department program Healthy Families Illinois has maintained their accreditation by a national organization. Every four years, the health department’s Families program must pass a rigorous and comprehensive assessment in order to earn accreditation

OTTAWA – Two area caregivers were honored by OSF for their work in healthcare. Jennifer Hauser, RN, of Ottawa, received the DAISY Award, which recognizes exceptional nurses nationwide on behalf of the DAISY Foundation. Hauser has worked at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center for almost two

MENDOTA – A Mendota man is facing a number of cocaine charges after a traffic stop and an investigation by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. They say on September 30th, Mendota Police stopped a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Justin J. Waterworth of Mendota for having an alleged

SENECA – The investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a 72-year-old woman in July has led to the arrest of a Seneca man. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that after an investigation involving the Illinois State Police Crime Lab, they took 23-year-old Kevin J. Paulsen of