Two officers were sworn in Monday to the Peru Police Department – another will join the ranks soon – while a longtime officer was made patrol sergeant.

A Streator man who set fire to the New Brite Spot in Ottawa in 2023 was sentenced Monday to a pair of four years for violating his probation for arson and for theft.

A La Salle man faces up to five years in prison if convicted of damaging eight La Salle police squad cars and an officer’s personal vehicle.

NCI ARTworks Gallery will exhibit 70 works by internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Ken Knight, a Streator native who has donated the pieces to support the nonprofit arts organization.

Prairie Creek Public Library in Dwight has fun activities scheduled for January and into the new year.

La Salle County has had years when the crime statistics were high but there wasn’t much violence. In 2025, it was the other way around.

Gallery

Take a look at some of the week’s best photos, captured by Illinois Valley photographers from Sunday, Dec. 21, to Saturday, Dec. 27.

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse.

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse.