Local Headlines

OTTAWA – Mobile home tax bills for residents in LaSalle County are due April 1st. Payment by check should be made out to the “LaSalle County Treasurer” and can be sent or delivered to the county treasurer’s office. The penalty for delinquent payment is $25 per month

STREATOR – Colder weather with windchills into the negatives are with us once again, and keep our homes warm becomes a priority, due to the risk of water damage from frozen and bust pipes. Illinois American Water Spokesperson Karen Cotton says there are ways to prevent the headache and

SPARLAND – Two Peoria residents are dead after a two vehicle crash that also injured a Mount Prospect man. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office say they were called to Route 29 north of Sparland for what investigators are saying was a head on collision. Around 2:15 PM 72-year-old

DEKALB – Dekalb Police introduced a new K9 to their department. Selected from a field of 8 candidates, Kota, a Dutch Shepard born in Poland, will fill the K9 position this spring. Dekalb Police Officer Nicholson and Kota will be headed to Decatur for an 8-week class starting January 27th.

STREATOR – The Streator Chamber of Commerce announced that the Streator Salvation Army met its 2019 bell ringing goal over the holidays, one of their biggest fundraisers. Salvation Army Director Judy Booze says the over $44,000 raised from their $40,000 goal is thanks to the volunteers.

UTICA – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police and local departments are planning to search for a missing Ottawa woman at Starved Rock State Park through the weekend. Friday is day two of the search for Tina Donovan at Starved Rock State Park after authorities

OTTAWA – A weekend snowstorm could impact the area late Friday through Saturday, with accumulations of up to 5″ of snow possible. The National Weather Service says a wintry mix of freezing rain and snow late this afternoon will pass through north central Illinois pushed by a cold air

ARLINGTON – The damage was limited and a home saved after a Thursday morning fire in rural Bureau County.   The Arlington Fire Department was called around 7:45 AM to a home on 2950 East Street for a reported electrical fire.   Cherry, Ladd and LaMoille also responded and the fire was

OTTAWA – A LaSalle man accused of suffocating his infant son is fit for trial. 23-year-old Kenneth Herbst appeared in court Thursday with Public Defense Tim Cappellini to announce to Judge Chris H. Ryan that Herbst’s psychiatric exam did not deem him unfit to face trial. Capellini