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MARSEILLES – No serious injuries were reported after a vehicle crashed into a house in Marseilles, Wednesday morning. According to Marseilles Police Chief Brian Faber, the crash occurred just after 6 a.m. when a vehicle failed to curve to a guard rail on east Bluff and Jefferson streets,

OGLESBY – Prime mating season for local birds has begun, which means we can expect to see more eagles soar across the Illinois Valley. Lisa Sons, Natural Resource Coordinator for Starved Rock and Matheissen Park says eagles are currently nesting preparing to drop their eggs. Typically,

OTTAWA – LaSalle County voters will have the opportunity to express their opinions on a sales tax referendum at a series of get togethers.  Earlier this year, the LaSalle County Board approved putting a one quarter of one percent sales tax increase on the April 2nd ballot. Informational

GENOA – A man was found dead on the ground adjacent to a business Tuesday morning in northern DeKalb County, but officials say there is no threat to public safety.   The Genoa Police Department were called around 11 a.m. for an unresponsive man laying in the grass.  Authorities say 31

OTTAWA – Founder of the Perfectly Flawed Foundation, Luke Tomsha, shared his story on addiction with Ottawa’s city council on Tuesday.   For over 10 years Tomsha said he struggled with heroin and prescription opiates, but now he’s breaking the cycle across LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam

UTICA – Three people are charged for cannabis trafficking after a traffic stop made by the Illinois State Police leading to the discovery of over 80 pounds of purported marijuana. According to Illinois State Police on Thursday of last week just after 7 a.m , a Trooper stopped a vehicle for

PERU- The City of Peru and LaSalle County will host four one-day collection events for residential electronics, the first of which will be on March 30th at Illinois Valley Regional Airport. City Clerk David Bartley told residents at the Peru City Council Meeting Monday night that there would be a

MENDOTA – The Optimist Club is helping the city of Mendota raise funds for a new baseball scoreboard in honor of 12 year-old Karl Soliman. Soliman passed away last December after he collapsed at a basketball tournament. The club presented the city with a check for $4,000 for Strauss

UNDATED – The American Red Cross has a severe shortage of type O blood. According to the organization, type O blood in the most in-demand blood type. Type O negative blood can be transfused to patients with any blood types and is what emergency room personnel reach for when there’s

OTTAWA – The Reddick Mansion Association will begin restorations this Spring. The more than 1.2 million dollar project will include exterior upgrades to balconies and windows of the Reddick Mansion in Ottawa. The mansion will also undergo an asbestos abatement. Weather permitting, work is