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OTTAWA – A 24 year-old Ottawa man is in the LaSalle County Jail after police say he sold heroin. According to the Ottawa Police Department, 24 year-old Danzell C. Kornegay allegedly sold less than one gram last September. He was arrested on Wednesday and charged with felony delivery of a

UTICA – Last weekend a building and a number of signs were defaced at a state park and in the community of Utica and the DNR are seeking the public’s help in locating those responsible. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources last weekend a bathroom building and

STREATOR – A suspect has been identified in the beating of a man in Streator last December. According to the Streator Police Department on December 16th 45 year-old David Cross was found laying in the road in the 400 block of East Livingston Street. He was taken to the hospital and later

LASALLE – The Illinois Valley Food Pantry reopens today after moving to 122 Wright St in LaSalle.   Donna Hess, the executive director, said that they had outgrown their old location they have had for the last 14 years.   Food will be given out from 3pm until 6pm this afternoon, and on

PRINCETON – An Indiana man was arrested after being found in possession of a stolen gun after troopers checked on a vehicle with a flat tire on Interstate 80. According to the Illinois State Police, around 9:30 PM Monday night near the Spring Valley exit 20 year-old Jaylen A. Green of

EARLVILLE – An early Tuesday morning fire has claimed the life of an Earlville woman. According to authorities, around 2:30 AM Earlville and Leland fire departments responded to a blaze in the 4000 block of East 1351st Road. Upon arrival, they found heavy smoke in a part of the home and

​Illinois Valley Community College’s Business Training Center offers a free session “ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 Standard Updates” from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Jan. 19 in Room CTC124. ​Participants will learn about key changes and requirements of the new standards which must be

SPRING VALLEY – At least seven homes experienced damage in Spring Valley Tuesday morning after a power transmission line broke. According to the Spring Valley Fire Department, around 11 AM they received multiple calls about homes that had smoke or a burning smell in the 700 block of West

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley residents who can sing, dance, juggle, play an instrument or otherwise entertain and want to perform on stage in front of an appreciative audience for a good cause are invited to try out for the 2018 Illinois Valley Community Hospital Variety Show. Auditions are

UTICA – A meeting will be held Thursday evening to update the public on the proposed Dee Bennett Road improvement project in Utica. The LaSalle County Highway Department will be looking at all facets of the project to move and improve the road from Illinois 178 to Koenig Road. Exhibits