Local Headlines

  OTTAWA – A 56-year-old woman from Yorkville has been identified in the fatal vehicle accident north of Leonore on Sunday.   According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, Kathleen M. Staunton was driving near the intersection of E. 906th Rd. and 1850th Road in Richland

  LASALLE – LaSalle will be upgrading curbs around town this summer. According to City Engineer Brian Brown, two main mill and overlay projects will start this summer to improve curbs, sidewalks, and ADA ramps. Crosat Street from 5th to 11th Street will begin in June and Route 351 from

  SPRINGFIELD – County unemployment rates dropped in February according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. LaSalle County remains highest in unemployment locally at 7.4%, but decreased from 8.5% last month. Putnam and Bureau County are averaging between 6.4% a

OTTAWA – The polls opened at 6 AM Tuesday for the spring election in the state of Illinois. Many civic positions are on the ballot today, including contested mayoral races in Utica, Peru and Spring Valley. Also on the ballot dozens of other races for positions in most communities. Polling

   BRACEVILLE – The Grundy County Coroner’s Office is investigating a farming incident that claimed the life of a Braceville man. 69-year-old  Michael A. Perino 69 of rural Braceville was found on the ground alongside his tractor on Saturday. Authorities say, Perino may have

  OTTAWA – No Coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in LaSalle County in the past week. According to the LaSalle County Health Department’s COVID-19 weekly update and Studstill Media data, the county hasn’t reported a single coronavirus-related death in over a week,