Streator firefighters rescue girl from Vermilion River
Streator firefighters rescued a 13-year-old girl Tuesday evening who was stuck in the flowing Vermilion River and unable to move. The girl was about 25 feet into the river with a male assisting her to stand in
Softball: Maura Condon’s walk-off homer lifts Ottawa to 3A sectional title game
LEMONT — Ottawa’s Maura Condon didn’t hesitate to answer the question of what her mindset was before stepping into the batter’s box with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday’s Class 3A Lemont
Pistol Shrimp return familiar faces for 2023 season
When the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp take the field this summer, fans of the collegiate summer baseball team will see a lot of familiar faces. About a third of the 2023 roster have played for the Shrimp
Former La Salle County Board chairman Lambert remembered as a personable man
He was beloved by both parties and he got things done. Ted Lambert oversaw moving the sheriff’s office and jail from the downtown Ottawa courthouse to Etna Road. Lambert, a Tonica Republican who served 35 years on
Ottawa manslaughter case headed back to trial
Mason Shannon, the Iowa man charged with manslaughter in a 2017 rural Ottawa death, is going back to trial. A judge refused Tuesday to throw out his charge. New trial dates have not been scheduled. Shannon’s lawyers
Will County prosecutor fights request to remove him from Chester Weger case
The Will County state’s attorney thinks he should remain in the Chester Weger case even though Weger’s lawyers want him replaced with another special prosecutor. Weger, 84, was paroled in 2019 after serving six decades for murder
4 Marquette Academy students honored by IVCC for graduating, gaining credits in Running Start Program
On Sunday, following the completion of the Running Start Program, Marquette Academy students Ella Biggins, Lauren Machetta, Mikenna Stacy and Emma Reynolds were honored by Illinois Valley Community College President Jerry Corcoran at their high school graduation.
La Salle woman identified as victim in motorcycle crash
The woman who died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Peru has been identified as Virginia Hahne, 56, of La Salle, Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff said Tuesday. Hahne was fatally injured in a
OSF St. Elizabeth in Ottawa to welcome 3 obstetrics, gynecology providers
Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ottawa will working in collaboration with Aishling Obstetrics and Gynecology Group physicians Brett Cassidy, MD, James Hawkins, DO and Bryon Sweeney, DO. This collaboration will provide patients with obstetrical care, annual wellness exams,
La Salle County police reports: May 30, 2023
Jose B. Sarabia, 48, and Yancy B. Green, 52, both of La Salle, were charged by La Salle police with illegal dumping following at 1:15 p.m. Friday at the city’s yard waste drop-off site. An investigation revealed