Local Headlines

LELAND – A woman from Louisiana suffered multiple stab wounds and one man described by authorities as her boyfriend is in custody. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office early Sunday morning they were called to a campground in the 4600 Block of East 22nd Road outside of

  MORRIS, IL – Authorities have arrested a father in the death of his baby son.  Minooka Police say that 18-year-old Nicholas A. Fecarota, of Minooka, was arrested Friday for murder in the first degree.   Police were summoned to a Minooka apartment around 12:30 Friday afternoon for

UTICA, IL – A LaSalle man was injured in a single vehicle accident late Friday night.  The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office says 59-year-old Kenneth Lunn was traveling on Illinois 178 around 11:25 pm about four miles south of Utica when he lost control of his motorcyle and went into a

OGLESBY – A rural Oglesby couple’s love of farming and raising cattle will be memorialized in a scholarship established recently with the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. The Ron and Sandy Greening Memorial Agriculture Scholarship is the result of a $2,000 gift from their

MARSEILLES – Representatives from the North Central Illinois Council of Governments (NCICG) will be available at Marseilles City Hall to assist residents in filling out their housing rehabilitation survey. Representatives will be available Tuesday morning from 8:00-10:00am, Wednesday

OTTAWA – LaSalle County will recognize the end of August as workforce development week. Beginning August 27, LaSalle County will provide an opportunity for the state and local workforce development boards to highlight and promote the many way in which they undertaking their work. LaSalle

MARSEILLES – The Marseilles Police Chief will be on paid administrative leave pending an Illinois State Police investigation at the request of the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office. The city council met Wednesday to make a resolution to place Police Chief James Hovious on

DEKALB – A bicyclist is dead after an early Thursday collision in DeKalb.  According to the Dekalb Police Department, they were called to the 800 block of East Fairview Drive around 4:30 a.m. for a bike vs SUV incident.    In their investigation, police determined that 34-year-old

HENNEPIN- Clifford Andersen, who is convicted of the concealment and murder of Deborah Dewey, was sentenced to 60 years for murder and  five years for concealment during a hearing Thursday afternoon. Andersen spoke before sentencing at the Putnam County Courthouse saying that he “has heard so

PRINCETON – A traffic stop last Friday ended with a pair from California in custody and the discovery of nearly thirty pounds of potential narcotics or other drugs. In a press release by Tri-Dent today, they say that officers initiated a stop on a vehicle with Nevada plates near mile