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    LASALLE – Two Boy Scouts from Troop 720 in LaSalle attended Monday night’s city council meeting. 12-year-old Ian Shelton and 13-year-old Thomas McDunnin are on their way to getting a merit badge in citizenship for their sashes. Troop leader Dave Pytel says the boys are

PERU – A fundraiser organized by a Peru five-year-old resulted in a donation of toys to the Peru Primary Care medical practice and OSF Children’s Hospital in Peoria. According to Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Charlotte Hughes, a kindergarten student at Northview School, is a Peru

    SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in LaSalle, Putnam and Bureau County harvested over 4,000 deer during the 2019-2020 deer harvest season. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, LaSalle County harvested over 1500, Bureau County over 1700 and Putnam, just over 700.

MORRIS – A Minooka man is dead after a traffic crash in Morris on Saturday. According to the Grundy County Coroner’s Office, 18-year-old Eric Murillo was pronounced dead shortly after a crash on Cemetery Road near Tabler Road on Saturday before 8 p.m. The crash remains under

  OTTAWA – Two women were arrested following an investigation into illegal narcotics sales in Ottawa on Friday. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, 28-year-old Ashley N. Gaines and 20-year-old Alivia J. Stachowiak, both of Ottawa, were arrested for possession

OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s Emergency Management Association will have a public meeting on the updates of the LaSalle County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. On Thursday, February 6th at 3:30 pm in Ottawa, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be presenting on floodplain

PERU – No injuries were reported after an early Saturday morning fire in Peru.   Police Officer Nick Biagioni, who also serves the City of Peru as a part-time firefighter, spotted the blaze while on patrol.  According to Peru Fire Chief Jeff King, a mutual aid box alarm was sounded and

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of recent residential burglaries. According to officials, several reports were made involving two to three Hispanic male subjects in which one comes to the residence and advises the occupant that there is a problem that

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is accepting applications for its 2020 scholarship program.53 academic scholarships will be awarded to current and former youth in care for the upcoming school year with four awards reserved for children of veterans.

OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s Emergency Management Association will have a public meeting on the updates of the LaSalle County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. On Thursday, February 6th at 3:30 pm in Ottawa, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be presenting on floodplain