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LASALLE – A child is in critical condition after being found at the bottom of a pool in LaSalle yesterday. LaSalle Police, LaSalle Fire Department, and EMS were called after 7 p.m. for a drowning child on Rockwell Road. The 3-year-old child was pulled from the bottom of an above ground

STREATOR – It’s all good news for the Streator Township High School, according to Superintendent Matthew Seaton. The School board met to discuss finances, projects and proposals for the school. With the high school’s positive financial position, the school plans on building a

OTTAWA – A Marseilles man who was on parole was arrested on felony drug charges on Sunday. According to the Ottawa Police, 46-year-old Robert L. Sims was a passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident in May and reportedly fled on foot. He was spoken to by a detective on that date and was

TROY GROVE – Wednesday afternoon emergency crews were called to the intersection of 251 and Route 52 between Peru and Mendota for a two vehicle accident.  According to a deputy at the scene, three people in total were injured with what were described as non-life threatening injuries.   

  OGLESBY – A fire in the 100 block of Claret Knoll Ave significantly damaged a home and an attached garage Wednesday.   Before noon Oglesby fire was called to the scene of a structure fire.   Multiple area departments responded, including Tonica, LaSalle, Peru and Utica.   No

STEWARD – A train struck a Michigan man’s vehicle in Lee County Tuesday night, but nobody was injured. According to the Illinois State Police they responded to call after 11 p.m. in downtown Steward for a vehicle struck by a train. No injuries were reported as the driver, 77-year-old

PERU – The Splash Field opening ceremony was a grand slam at Washington Park Monday evening. City Officials and Morgan Happ, wife of J.A. Happ, cut the ribbon to the handicapped-friendly water park, letting in crowds of eager parents and children. Morgan shared how she and J.A,

PERU – The Lasalle Peru and Oglesby Shared Police Service Committee met to discuss possible plans for a shared service location yesterday in Peru. Four locations are proposed for the shared police station, however some officials are worried about the expenditure and getting the

STREATOR – Three dogs were rescued in a house fire in Streator Tuesday morning. According to the Streator Fire Department, they were called after 5 a.m. to the 200 block of Joyce Street for a fire on the exterior of the home. Firefighters found no human occupants, but found three dogs in

OTTAWA – Officials have confirmed the presence of an algal toxin at potentially dangerous levels in the Illinois River.    In tests taken in Hennepin and Marseilles the presence of mycrocystin above the 4 parts per billion level was found, higher than  the health advisory established by U.S.