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OTTAWA – A 39 year-old Ottawa man is in jail for cocaine possession and unlawful delivery following a Trident operation in which an undercover vehicle was damaged. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, Thursday afternoon in the 500 block of Norris Drive agents

HENNEPIN, Ill. — A Putnam County man has pleaded not guilty to killing his sister-in-law, who went missing before her body was found in a shallow grave last year. Authorities report that 67-year-old Clifford Andersen of Standard entered the plea through his defense attorney Thursday afternoon.

Oglesby – Illinois Valley Community College trustees Thursday approved a tentative $11.8 million tax levy for 2017, up less than five percent over the actual 2016 levy of $11.3 million.   As a result of the levy, the owner of a $120,000 home can expect taxes equal to or slightly less than

Sheridan – A Sheridan man was arrested by The Tri County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, otherwise known as Trident.  Trident officials say Wednesday afternoon they purchased 4 grams of heroin from a man they identify as 50 year old Lorne J. Barnes, of E. Grant Street, Sheridan.  Authorities

HENNEPIN – The Putnam County Grand Jury has indicted 67 year-old Clifford Anderson of Murder in the death of a Ladd woman in 2016. The charge of murder is in addition to a previous indictment of Concealment of a Homicidal Death in the August disappearance of 62 year-old Deborah K Dewey of

Springfield, IL – Representatives from LaSalle County Health Department’s Medical Reserve Corps were in Springfield Wednesday to accept the “Governor’s Hometown Award.” LaSalle County was chosen to receive the award for work addressing the opiod crisis through the

The Streator Fire Department extinguished a structure fire late Tuesday night, November 7, 2017. Firefighters were called to 115 W Kent Street at 11:22 pm after a report that the roof of the residence was on fire. Fire crews arrived in 3 minutes to find smoke and flame coming from an area of the

PERU – A 27 year-old transient has been arrested in a sting operation after allegedly using counterfeit currency to purchase pizza in Peru. Since late December, according to Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei, there was an ongoing investigation into fake $100 bills being used in LaSalle and

(Chicago AP) Many patients are first introduced to powerful opioid painkillers in the emergency room. A new study released Tuesday tested over-the-counter pain relievers on people with broken bones and sprains. Researchers found acetaminophen plus ibuprofen worked as well as opioids at reducing

A busy 24-hours for Streator Area Firefighters.  Around 11:30 last night, they responded to a residential fire on West Kent Street. No immediate word on the cause of the fire. Grand Ridge and Streator Firefighters battled a fire in a vacant house on West Third Street during the early morning