Local Headlines

DWIGHT – The search continues for items possibly related to a murder that took place in Streator on May 22nd.   Dwight and Streator Police announced that they will be conducting additional searches Saturday on the Northwest edge of Dwight along with Rt 17 West of town.    Three

LASALLE – Police are still investigating an incident where a person jumped off a bridge in LaSalle.  The individual was on the Illinois Route 351 overpass and jumped onto Interstate 80 shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday. Illinois State Police say the 28-year-old person from LaSalle sustained

LOSTANT – A busy Thursday for first responders after a pair of separate accidents resulted in serious injuries in southern LaSalle County.   Around 3 PM LaSalle County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a head on collision between two vehicles on Route 18 two miles east of I-39. According

CHICAGO (AP) — An appeals court in Chicago refused to dismiss corruption charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, saying Wednesday that it can’t legally assess whether his prosecution violated constitutional separation-of-powers clauses until after his trial. A three-judge panel of

OTTAWA – Farm work in the area has moved on to controlling weeds and bugs as most corn and soybeans are now planted across the state. According to the USDA, nearly 90% of the corn is up with over 90% of the soybeans planted. Due to cooperative weather, farmers were able to get nearly all

MARSEILLES – A man on a motorcycle was significantly injured and had to be life flighted from the scene after a crash between Marseilles and Ottawa on Sunday. The Illinois State Police report that 50-year-old John A. Potter of Tinley Park was seriously injured after he reportedly failed to

AMBOY – The Illinois State Police and other first responders were called to a campground in the 900 block of Green Wing Road in Lee County Monday morning a little after 11 AM for what was reportedly a bomb threat.   Amboy Fire And EMS have staged at the scene.  Traffic was backed up at

PERU – A neighbor assisted Peru Police and the Peru Fire Department Sunday search a home minutes after a fire was spotted.  Around 1 PM a call was received of a home on fire on the west side.  Peru, LaSalle, Oglesby and Spring Valley along with EMS from Peru Ambulance all responded to the

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College women’s basketball coach Tom Ptak today announced the signing of LaSalle-Peru High School standout point guard Gena Fassino. Fassino was a four-year varsity player for coach Hollis Vickery’s Cavaliers and started the last three years. As a

GENOA – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says a 27-year-old motorcyclist was killed Sunday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle.  The accident occurred on Route 72 shortly before 7 am when 27-year-old Neil Tomsheck, of Genoa, lost control of his 1983 Holda Goldwing, left