Local Headlines

OTTAWA – Area unemployment rates were down to close out 2017 according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security to lowest rates since 2006. Livingston County remains the lowest with just 4.0%, followed by Putnam at 4.7%. LaSalle County dropped to 5.5% unemployment and Bureau County

SPRING VALLEY – A teen who had been reported missing since January 23rd has been found dead south of Granville. On Saturday afternoon the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a body found in a ditch. Sunday evening, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office identified the

STREATOR – A Tri-Dent investigation led to the arrest of Streator man for Heroin. In a release by the Tri- County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, 30 year-old Leodis Jordan III was arrested for two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance after allegedly delivering over one

GRANVILLE – A body was found Saturday afternoon south of Granville according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Around 1 PM the coroner was called and an investigation began at the location along County Highway 805 North. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Spring Valley

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Dental Assisting Program is once again offering dental clinics to IVCC students, staff and the community. Screening days are Friday, Feb. 2 and 9 from 8 a.m. to noon and patients will receive a comprehensive exam and cavity-detecting X-rays.

OGLESBY – Current Illinois Valley Community College students, high school seniors and any individuals planning to enroll at the college in fall 2018 have until Feb. 8 to apply for more than 160 IVCC Foundation scholarships. The application is available at www.ivcc.edu/foundation, from the

ROCK FALLS – One person is dead after being shot by a police officer during a vehicle pursuit in Rock Falls. According to the Rock Falls Police Department, before 8 PM on Friday an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle, when the driver allegedly continued traveling to another location

MENDOTA – A woman who fell from a bucket truck in Mendota Friday afternoon has been airlifted to a Rockford Hospital. According to the Mendota Fire Department, around 3:45 a call came in for a person who had fallen 10-12 feet near the intersection of Jefferson and Illinois. Upon arrival to

SPRING VALLEY – The Spring Valley Police Department is seeking the publics help in locating a missing teen. In a release today they say they are looking for 16 year old Diamond M. Bradley, who is 5 foot tall, 100 pounds and has dark hair that has been dyed red. She was last seen on

STREATOR – A handgun was brought into Streator High School on Wednesday but no injuries were reported and the gun was not fired.  According to a letter from Superintendent Matt Seaton yesterday, an investigation began on Wednesday after receiving a tip that a handgun was being carried by a