LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss announces Illinois Sheriffs’ Association Scholarships
LASALLE — The Illinois Sheriffs” Association has announced that it will be awarding over $58,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2023-2024 academic year. The scholarships
Grundy County man dies in house fire
MORRIS – A rural Minooka man is dead after a fire Monday night in Grundy County. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan said that 82-year-old Doit Ross passed away after being taken to a Morris Hospital. The Minooka
Time theft cost former employee $2,000
A woman in Vancouver recently sued the company she had been terminated from for not paying her final wages of $5,000. She was working from home at the time of termination and the company countersued her for
Oglesby enacts fines for false fire alarms
OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby will be enacting fines for false fire alarms in an effort to encourage property owners to repair faulty systems. The first and second false alarm to a location would be free
Oglesby honors “Officer of the Year” Rivara
OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby honored their Police Officer of the Year at Monday night’s city council meeting. Officer Michael Rivara was honored for his service to the community on patrol for the last year. Outgoing
University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles charged with murder of woman
Tuscaloosa law enforcement announced on Monday that University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles, 21, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting near the campus Sunday, which left a 23-year-old woman dead.
Six people killed in suspected drug-related ‘massacre’ in California
California authorities confirm that on Monday six people were shot to death in a suspected drug-related “massacre” that included a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby. The shooting took place in a residential area of Goshen, located
Minnesota Wild sign forward Matt Boldy to 7-year, $49M contract extension
The Minnesota Wild announced Monday that they have signed forward Matt Boldy, 21, to a seven-year, $49 million contract extension. The franchise said Boldy’s extension includes an average annual value of $7 million and will run through the
Future of downtown Mendota subject of public hearing
MENDOTA – The future of the downtown blocks damaged by fire in 2022 was the subject of a public hearing Monday night in Mendota. City Clerk Emily McConville provided an update to the status of the buildings
Calls for Peru Fire Department in 2022 highest in ten years
PERU – The city of Peru’s Fire Department is logging the most calls for help in 2022 than any other year in the past decade. At Peru’s Council Meeting on Monday, Fire Chief Jeff King