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PERU – Sunday afternoon Peru, LaSalle, and Spring Valley Fire Departments were called to the Peru Mall for what reportedly was a fire in the ceiling.   The building was evacuated of employees and customers and crews quickly extinguished the fire.  Smoke was observed coming out of doors on

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the state’s willingness to partner with the US Army Corps of Engineers to keep invasive Asian Carp from reaching Lake Michigan. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Illinois is the only state with the necessary rights-of-way, public water

STREATOR – The Streator Fire Department extinguished a small fire in the ceiling of a home early Saturday.  According to the Streator Fire Department, they were contacted before 8 AM for smoke coming from the ceiling and roof of the home in the block of 200 West Ninth Street. Responders

SENECA – Over 5 months after his vehicle was found in a ditch near Seneca, the body of a Michigan man has been discovered in a nearby pond. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan says the body of 45-year-old Terry Edward Brown was discovered by 2 fishermen Thursday. Brown’s vehicle was

The Red Cross is holding Sound the Alarm home fire safty and smoke alarm installation events on May 5th in partnership with local fire departments.  Red Cross volunteers and local partners will be canvassing neighborhoods, installing free smoke alarms and helping families create escape plans in

PERU – The Illinois Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary wrapped up its year with an announcement at its closing meeting that it had purchased more than $34,000 worth of medical equipment for IVCH in the past 12 months. Items obtained by the hospital with Auxiliary funds during the past year

SENECA – The Grundy County Coroner’s Office say in a release that a body found Thursday afternoon in a pond may be related to a man missing from Michigan. Authorities were called by fishermen to a pond near US Route 6 and Seneca Road near Seneca where they discovered a body of someone

OTTAWA – The first day of May marks the start of West Nile Virus season, according to the LaSalle County Health Department, and they are once again asking for help from the public to monitor the disease.   They will begin collecting dead crows, blue jays, and robins that appeared to have

OTTAWA – Ottawa Police say that DNA evidence led them to charge an Ottawa man in connection with a burglary that occurred over a year ago.  Police say that on January 31st, 2017, they were called to a reported residential burglary in the 600 block of West Madison Street.  Authorities say

LASALLE – A Streator man was parked on the shoulder of I-80 on Thursday when his truck was struck for unknown reasons by a semi-truck, killing him at the scene.   According to the Illinois State Police, 64-year-old Michael Schubbe was pronounced dead after the crash near mile marker 83 in