Dazzling Aurora display brightens Illinois sky
SPRINGFIELD – A rare meteorological display dazzled residents across Illinois, as far south as Decatur, when the Aurora Borealis danced in the northern skies for a few hours late Sunday. A massive geomagnetic storm allowed the northern
Human Case of West Nile Found
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Health Department has confirmed its first case of West Nile Virus since last year. According to a media release, a resident in their 60’s has also tested positive for the virus this month,
Five Teens Injured in Single Vehicle Accident
OTTAWA – Five teenagers were hospitalized after a single vehicle accident five miles east of Grand Ridge yesterday afternoon. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s office, a vehicle driven by a 16 year-old male from Ottawa was
UPDATED: Sorrentino transferred to county jail with firearm charges
PERU — The man involved in the nearly 12-hour standoff in Peru Monday was transferred to the La Salle County Jail overnight. 56-year old Jeffery Sorrentino has a charge of aggravated discharge of a firearm with no
Sports Digest, 9/08
High School Sports Volleyball at Coal City: Coal City def. STREATOR, 25-16, 25-17. SHS: Alivia Adkins 6 digs, 4 kills, 2 aces. JV Score: Coal City def. Streator, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19; Freshman Score: Streator def. Coal City, 25-15, 25-9 WOODLAND def. Midland, 25-15, 25-21. WHS: Bella Estes 13
Sports Digest, 9/01
High School Sports Golf at Cinder Ridge GC, Wilmington (Par 36): STREATOR 175, Coal City 177. SHS: Grant Mascal 38, Nick Yanello 43, Cam Anderson-Pfalzgraf 45, Cole Holloway 49, Jacob Magana 49. Record: Streator 9-1 (6-0 Interstate Eight)
IVCC Men’s Tennis heads to NJCAA Nationals
HANOVER PARK — The Illinois Valley Community College Men’s tennis team is heading to Texas in a couple weeks following their NJCAA Region IV championship in the suburbs Sunday. The Eagles took on Elgin Community College in
Chicago Cardinal led hundreds of marchers through city’s most violence-plagued neighborhoods
Chicago Cardinal Blaze Cupich led hundreds of marchers through one of the city’s most violence-plagued neighborhoods to pray the annual Stations of the Cross and demand an end to gun violence. Carrying a cross on his shoulder,
Democratic candidate for governor releases tax returns, wants others to do the same.
Democratic candidate for Illinois governor Daniel Biss has released five years of personal income tax returns and is calling on other candidates to do the same. In a statement released Friday, Biss says voters deserve to see
Election! 2017 Results from April 4th – Updated 10:15 PM
La Salle Ward 1 JAMES W. BACIDORE (IND). . . . . . 113 74.83 ROBERT T. “BOBBY” THOMPSON (IND). . . 38 25.17 La Salle Ward 3 DEMETRIO G. SALAZAR (IND) . . . . . 134