Two teens have been charged with felonies after a stolen vehicle investigation, Mendota police said Friday.

There was no double shooting Sunday north of Marseilles, the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said.

The Hall and Streator baseball teams opened their seasons Thursday at the SHS Athletic Fields, with the Bulldogs dominating early and the Red Devils late in an eventual 9-9 tie ballgame.

A Rockdale man charged with possession of a stolen car, among other felony charges, is back in La Salle County Jail. Ottawa police want him to stay there.

La Salle County Sheriff’s Office is participating in a campaign to step up DUI patrols from March 13 through March 23.

La Salle County officials are aware that Tuesday afternoon there was an accidental siren sounding in the 10-mile emergency planning zone of the LaSalle Generating Station.

Ottawa's Juliana Thrush advanced to the state championship match at 235 pounds, the best result for anyone in the Illinois Valley.

The Marquette boys basketball team topped St. Bede 57-49 in the championship game of the Class 1A Serena Regional on Friday night. It's the first postseason title for the Crusaders since 2019.

Oregon never trailed in a 65-52 win over Mendota in the Class 2A Rock Falls Regional final Friday at Tabor Gym to win its first regional title since 2006.