Local Headlines

SANDWICH – A fire in Dekalb County in an apartment building had seven departments responding to battle the blaze Monday afternoon. According to the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office, around 2:30 PM a call was made for a fire in the 100 block of Gletty Road near Sandwich. A two story

CHICAGO (AP) — “Certificates of innocence” have been awarded to two Illinois men who spent nearly a quarter century in prison before DNA testing exonerated him of a 1994 rape and murder. Nevest Coleman’s eyes were rimmed with tears after Cook County Circuit Judge LeRoy K.

OGLESBY – A St. Bede Academy graduate and a sophomore at IVCC has been selected MVP of the Arrowhead Conference. Guard Julia Pohar has been Pohar averaged 24.5 points per game and shot 89.5 percent from the free throw line in conference play. Pohar and second team all-conference selections

CHICAGO (AP) — A top federal government lawyer is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s appeal. In a 34-page brief filed Friday, Solicitor General Noel John Francisco calls Blagojevich’s appeal “unwarranted’ and “without

PAW PAW – The Indian Creek Board of Education will be having a special meeting Tuesday at their gym in Shabbona to talk about the potential deactivation of Paw Paw High School. In a statement released by the Indian Creek School Board, the special session will focus on the dwindling

OGLESBY – A new scholarship for those students studying criminal justice has been announced at IVCC. Sgt. Brokaw’s widow Deborah, daughter Hayleigh and son Calvin donated $15,000 to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation to create the Jason A. Brokaw Memorial Scholarship for

OGLESBY  – An all-time record 36 cars competed in Illinois Valley Community College’s recent Edible Car Contest with 18 cars created by students from five local high schools. IVCC teams dominated the speed run with Computer Aided Design (CAD) students Ben Ross’ and Lewis Habben’s

PERU – Four area departments spent over an hour bringing a fire in Peru under control Thursday night. A little after 9 PM responders were called to an unoccupied residence in the 2400 block of 3rd Street in Peru for a home with smoke coming out of its windows. LaSalle, Oglesby and Spring

STREATOR – New equipment for the Streator River Rescue Squad is on the way thanks to a donation this week. The Hardscrabble Lions Club donated $500 to the River Rescue Fund. River rescue training began this month for the Streator Fire Department and they have already purchased an inflatable

PERU – A phone scam involving callers pretending to be from local law enforcement has struck the area again. According to Deputy Chief Bob Pyszka of the Peru Police Department, a resident recieved a call claiming to be from their local law enforcement agency. During the call, the scammer