Local Headlines

  STREATOR – A man in Streator Tuesday morning escaped serious injury after colliding with a train. The Streator Police Department reported that 36-year Matt Weibel was traveling west on Bridge Street around 9 AM when he crossed the Norfolk Southern tracks near Illinois Street. Weibel

STREATOR – Garages and homes were targeted by apparent burglars Tuesday in Streator. The Streator Police department took a number of reports of items being missing, including a home burglary in the 400 block of Bluff Street. A bicycle was reportedly taken from an unlocked garage in the 300

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly is expected to appear at a status hearing a day after jail personnel moved him into the general inmate population following a complaint from his his attorneys that he was being held in solitary in a restrictive section of a federal jail in Chicago. Questions about the

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A University of Illinois student who is accused of tying a noose and leaving it in a residence hall elevator was charged Tuesday with a hate crime. Andrew Smith, 19, found some rope in the elevator in Allen Hall over the weekend and tied it into a noose, Champaign County

OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa is planning ahead for recreation marijuana sales. In a city council meeting, an ordinance was approved amending the city’s code to implement a 3% sales tax to be collected in October of 2020. Attorney Christina Cantlin  says it’s possible that the tax could

MENDOTA- In a forum before the regular city council meeting Tuesday in Mendota a dozen residents gathered to voice their opinion on expanding gaming in the community.   An unspecified retailer sought to add gambling devices into their store, and a majority spoke in opposition of the plan.  

PERU – Two people were transported to local area hospitals after a collision on Illinois 251 and Wenzel Road that ended with one vehicle crashing into Midland Bank on Tuesday night in Peru. According to Peru Fire Chief Jeff King, just after 8 p.m., a two vehicle accident occurred between an

  OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s real estate tax is due this Thursday. Taxpayers who enrolled in the automatic withdrawal option will have their installment electronically withdrawn from their bank accounts on Thursday. Credit card payments can be made out of

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is looking to identify any Ottawa area residents who recently purchased a 2019 Polaris Outlaw 50 four-wheeler in Avalanche Grey/Lime from an individual in Rockford, Illinois. Authorities say the matter is in regards to an active investigation and any

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is looking to identify any Ottawa area residents who recently purchased a 2019 Polaris Outlaw 50 four-wheeler in Avalanche Grey/Lime from an individual in Rockford, Illinois. Authorities say the matter is in regards to an active investigation and any