Open burning ends, but yard waste pickup to continue in Princeton
PRINCETON – At the Princeton City Council meeting Monday night it was announced that yard waste pickup will continue through December 29th, so residents can get properties cleaned up after the most recent windstorm. It was
City of Oglesby to pay for Library repairs
OGLESBY – The Oglesby Library will be getting some much needed repairs. Oglesby Library Director Jill Shevokas spoke to the city council Monday to not only describe the nature of the damage to the building, but the
Mendota purchases building Monday night; building sale on horizon
MENDOTA – The City of Mendota chose to purchase a former salon located at 1017 Main St at the city council meeting Monday night. They will be paying $210,000 for the property. A special council
Handgun missing after Mendota vehicle theft
MENDOTA – Authorities are looking for information as to who may have taken a handgun in Mendota from a vehicle that was reported stolen. In the early morning hours of Sunday they say a vehicle theft
Identity of Ottawa woman found dead in Grundy County Lake released
OTTAWA – The Grundy County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of an Ottawa woman whose vehicle was discovered in the water at Heidecke Lake on Saturday morning. They say 26-year-old Natalie C. Conrad was pronounced deceased
LaSalle County COVID-19 cases remain high, two new deaths
OTTAWA – COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County continue to exceed above 600. Total cases include 634, and two COVID-related deaths, a female in her 70s and a male in his 90s. The city of
Local injury attorneys make big donation to the Illinois Valley Food Pantry
LOCAL PERU – Studstill Media’s Fall Hall for the Hungry event wrapped up over the weekend with a hefty donation from local injury attorneys for the Illinois Valley Food Pantry. Schweikert, Ganassin, Krzak, and Rundio,
Ottawa woman’s body discovered in submerged vehicle
MORRIS – The death of an Ottawa woman is being investigated in Grundy County after her body was discovered in a partially submerged vehicle. Authorities were called to Heidecke Lake on Saturday morning after hunters found the