A host of young entrepreneurs set up shop on a hot Saturday morning in Ottawa’s Washington Square for the fourth annual Children’s Business Fair, hosted by Prairie Fox Books.

A 29-year-old La Salle man was charged Wednesday morning following a drug investigation that led to the seizure of more than 140 grams of suspected cocaine, according to a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team news release.

There are seven people in La Salle County Jail facing murder charges. Longtime police and prosecutors were asked: Has the county ever had that many pending murder cases? Answer: no – not even close.

A now-fired La Salle County sheriff’s deputy was indicted Tuesday by a La Salle County grand jury on 10 counts of child sexual abuse images

A Streator man wanted for murder in the Easter Sunday shooting that killed a teen, and injured two others, was apprehended Monday in Peru.

Citizens for Healthcare (CHO) in Ottawa, a local watchdog group monitoring OSF’s hospital consolidation plans, recently requested an official investigation by the Illinois Attorney General, citing concerns over monopolization and reduced access to healthcare in the region.

In 2022, Bradley Goodbred was charged with the theft of more than $1.2 million from an elderly client over an eight-year period. The 97-year-old victim had dementia.

A La Salle County jury deliberated about two hours Thursday and convicted Malcolm Whitfield, 31, of Streator (also listed in DeKalb) of eight felonies led by first-degree murder for the 2023 shooting that injured two others.

Teamsters Local 179 President Chris Richter said some ground was gained during the most recent bargaining session with Republic Services on Wednesday, but major sticking points remain - especially health care, pensions and wages.