Local Headlines

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Women in Technology is a force to be reckoned with for those looking to pursue jobs in the industry. The recently established program strives to give ladies the opportunity to be exposed to and learn the fundamentals of welding,

EARLVILLE – The driver of a vehicle that was killed in a roll-over accident in Earlville has been identified. According to LaSalle County Coroner William Wujek, 29-year-old Ryan T. Boston of Earlville was killed in a single vehicle rollover crash near the intersection of North 47th Road

CHICAGO – North central Illinois was hit with an untimely mid-April snowfall on Sunday. Upwards of 7 inches of snow fell during in the early morning into evening, accompanied by strong winds throughout the day. The rain and snow caused thousands of power outages in Illinois, low

EARLVILLE – One person was killed in a single vehicle crash Sunday near the intersection of North 47th Road and East 1250th Road, about one mile north of Earlville.  The vehicle was discovered Sunday morning in a field adjacent to the roadway.  According to the LaSalle County

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help stimulate job growth in Illinois, state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, passed a legislative proposal on Wednesday that would require the state to buy products made in Illinois, helping create and support local jobs and keeping taxpayer dollars in state. “By

PEORIA – State Sen. Chuck Weaver is hosting a Town Hall April 18 at the High School in Princeton. The Town Hall is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at the High School at 103 S. Euclid Avenue. “Our Town Hall allows Princeton area residents to come together and learn more about

LAMOILLE – La Moille High School will begin a Career Start program with Illinois Valley Community College. Beginning in the fall, students will be able to enroll in IVCC Career and Technical Education courses as part of their high school coursework. 

SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — A 71-year prison sentence has been handed to a suburban Chicago man convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy in 2012. Dajae Coleman, an Evanston Township High School freshman, was walking with a group of friends when he shot to death. Wesley Woodson of Evanston was eventually

SHERIDAN – A Sheridan man is in the Kendall County Jail after being arrested on alleged sexual abuse and weapons charges.   On April 12th, after an investigation by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Donald Hicks was taken into custody on a warrant for Aggravated Criminal

PERU – On Monday and Tuesday the City Water Plant and Eureka Savings Bank on North Peoria Street in Peru will be closed for the day. The closures are due to the city’s plans to widen the road.