Local Headlines

An area school was placed under lockdown today after a bullet was found in a school bus.  LaSalle County Sheriff Tom Templeton says deputies were notified that a single 22 caliber round was found in the rear of a bus during a cleaning.  As a precaution, officials placed Waltham North and

Mendota Police and City of Mendota employees were closing streets this afternoon near Northbrook Middle School after heavy rains caused minor flooding. Stroble Avenue and 16th Street both were closed Monday night.   Waters have begun to recede, however, barricades may remain until the roads are

A motorized glider has crashed while landing at an airport near Sheridan, critically injuring the pilot.  Newark Fire Protection District spokesman Earl Thompson says the accident happened Saturday morning at Cushing Fields Airport. Thompson says the pilot was initially trapped in the wreckage.

An Illinois congressman wants veterans to record their experiences to be shared with generations to come. U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski is partnering with the Library of Congress to bring the Veterans History Project to Chicago. The project collects, saves and shares personal stories from veterans of

MENDOTA – Tuesday morning multiple agencies were involved in searching two locations in Mendota. At 7:30 AM FBI, Mendota, LaSalle and Peru police searched a home in the 700 block of Meriden Street. The FBI declined to comment who or what the search was for, but did assure the public that

OGLESBY, IL – A pavement buckle closed both southbound lanes of Interstate 39 between US Route 6 and the Oglesby Walnut Street exit. IDOT crews were on scene repairing the road, which became hazardous around 7pm Wednesday evening.  

A second large railroad has told federal officials it isn’t interested in a proposed $8 billion, 278-mile rail line from Indiana to Wisconsin aimed at relieving Chicago-area freight congestion. Norfolk Southern Railroad has submitted a letter to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board saying

Illinois superintendents warned of school closures and staff layoffs as they implored state lawmakers Tuesday to pass a budget to give them certainty for the fall. Education funding is the only portion of the budget for the current year that Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed, meaning schools