Local Headlines

PERU – One man was arrested after what authorities described as high-risk search warrant on a home in the 1700 block of 1st Street in Peru.  Friday morning the Peru Emergency Response Team, Peru Police Special Investigations Unit with help from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics

PUTNAM – A child has been airlifted to a Peoria hospital after authorities say they were run over by a riding lawn-mower.  The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office say that on Thursday just before 10 AM they were called along with the Henry Ambulance to a location in the community of

OGLESBY – Authorities believe that there is someone local making a dangerous pill that is similar to a prescription medication. The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team say they believe a large amount of look a like Xanax is being produced by a local homemade pill press and that the

STREATOR – A home suffered damage Wednesday in Streator in a house fire that authorities called unintentional.   Around 2:30 PM the Streator Fire Department was called to the 500 block of Montgomery Street for a residential fire.   Persons in the home had evacuated the single story

MENDOTA – Like many other locals towns, Mendota will implement a municipal sales tax on legal marijuana. On Thursday night, Mendota’s City Council held a special meeting to approve  the 3% sales tax before the state’s September 30th deadline. City Attorney says the city is acting now

SUBLETTE – Farmers of Lee County gathered at Rod’s Seed Building in Sublette to learn more about the farm programs of the 2018 Farm Bill. USDA’s Lee County Executive Director Jerald B. Quinton broke down four programs, Price Loss Coverage,  Ag Risk County Coverage, Ag Risk Individual

  LASALLE – LaSalle Peru High School’s Board approved an annual salary increase for the new collective bargaining agreement between the local teacher’s union. After a closed session on Wednesday night, LaSalle-Peru High School’s Board of Education reported that they

CHICAGO – Statewide and local unemployment rates made a small decrease, but are now back to similar numbers seen in the spring. Local rates have remained steady throughout the summer, but the reduction experienced for the month of August takes numbers back even further to those of May,

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 12, health officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 805 confirmed and probable cases have been reported, up 52% from the