Cleanup work continues in DePue from May flooding

DEPUE – A non-profit organization is still in DePue helping residents clean up after flooding in late May damaged many households.  Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization, has been assisting the village from their tent encampment

Kankakee man arrested on weapons charges

KANKAKEE – A Kankakee felon was arrested on Monday on weapons charges by the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group.   They say they executed a search warrant for the home of  26-year-old Nelson J. Brown.  During the search,

Ottawa man arrested for alleged drug charges

OTTAWA – An Ottawa man is being held at the LaSalle County Jail after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation into drug sales.  They say that on Tuesday around 6 PM they arrested 43-year-old Jeremy D.

Tuesday fire claims life of Bureau County woman

BUREAU – A woman is dead after a house fire Tuesday evening in Bureau County.   The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said that after 7:30 PM they were called to the 100 block of South Peoria Street

Fatal motorcycle crash in Putnam County Wednesday

HENRY – A person is dead after a fatal motorcycle crash in Putnam County Wednesday.  The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office say that around 11:45 AM they received a call for a single vehicle crash on Illinois 18