La Salle

L-P junior Taylor Vescogni was named the Interstate 8 Conference Player of the Year and the Three Rivers East, Lincoln Trail and Little Ten also released all-conference teams.

Logan’s Oasis will host a Motorcycle Run on Saturday, June 14, beginning at Mugshots, 809 S. Illinois St.

The Oglesby Elks Lodge #2360 recently held its annual awards banquet to honor local students for their work in school, writing and leadership.

Children and their families across La Salle County will receive extra groceries in part thanks to a recent grant awarded by the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation.

A La Salle business owner avoided prison Friday despite failing to pay state sales taxes for more than two years.

Princeton's Ian Morris and Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing won discus state titles, five area throwers brought home six medals and St. Bede's Greyson Marincic was runner-up in the 110 hurdles at the IHSA boys track and field state meet.

The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund is set to award grants to eight organizations this spring, including a combined $6,000 to theater groups in La Salle, Streator and Princeton.

A La Salle man was placed on non-reporting probation after pleading guilty Friday to two misdemeanors filed after he brandished an assault rifle with Environmental Protection Agency workers in the vicinity.

Stanford recruit Elena Krause and defending state champion Pontiac beat L-P 7-0 in the Class 3A Pontiac Regional championship Friday.

Stage 212 in La Salle will offer two children’s theater summer camps Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6.

Princeton freshman Landen Hoffman had the top 2A discus throw in Friday's state preliminaries, while Princeton's Ian Morris (discus) and Cade Odell (shot put) and L-P's Richie Santiago (discus) also qualified for finals.

Putnam County junior Alex Rodriguez qualified for the state finals in discus and shot put, along with more state track and field and boys tennis state tournament results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Kaedin Bond and Jacob Gross each hit home runs in the first inning as La Salle-Peru scored seven runs on the way to a 17-2, four-inning win over Plano in a Class 3A Morris Regional semifinal Thursday.

The city of La Salle is considering a new ordinance to govern its donations.

The NewsTribune area is sending a strong contingent of throwers to the IHSA state boys track and field meet this weekend in Charleston.

La Salle-Peru High School's Nancy Kochis class is the only of its kind offered at L-P, covering a wide range of topics including fingerprinting, fiber analysis, arson, trace evidence analysis and blood spatter patterns.

Here is the list of La Salle County couples who applied for marriage licenses from May 1 through May 16, 2025

Princeton Logan's Lydia Kyle won the IESA Class 3A seventh grade high jump title and other athletes from Logan, Mendota Northbrook and La Salle Lincoln earned medals.

Trinity Catholic Academy announced its high honor and honor roll students for the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 school year.

The Women Inspired Network’s La Dolce Vita Night will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at The Detour, 325 Third St., La Salle.

Combat veterans from across the country rode through La Salle County on Saturday to honor fallen service members as part of an annual Memorial Day weekend tradition.

L-P senior Nick Olivero placed second in the L-P tennis sectional, the Mendota girls soccer team lost in a sectional semifinal and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Culver’s in Peru will support Trinity United Church of Christ in La Salle with a June 4 “Culver’s Cares Night.”

With chillier temperatures preventing Memorial Day weekend openings, La Salle County-area pools are still gearing up for opening day.

Mendota's Mariyah Elam advanced to the 2A state finals in two events and L-P's Elli Sines qualified in one along with baseball and softball regional action in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber advanced to the finals in the Class 1A state track meet and more track, baseball and softball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

After 11 years, Amia Boutique in downtown La Salle will soon be closing its doors.

Firefighters responded to a house fire 1200 block of Laharpe Street around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2025. The fire started in the garage and spread to the house. Fire departments from La Salle, Utica, Peru and Oglesby assisted in the blaze.

A garage fire in the 1200 Block of LaHarpe Street in La Salle was extinguished without any injuries early Thursday morning.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and returned the following indictments.

Mendota's Mariyah Elam looks to defend her 2A state high jump title, while L-P's Elli Sines and Princeton's Camryn Driscoll hope to return to the medal stand.

The Hall and Bureau Valley softball teams and Mendota baseball team won their regional openers and more baseball, softball and tennis results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

A National Eucharistic Pilgrimage made stops at St. Mary's Church in Utica, Seneca's St. Patrick Church, Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine in La Salle and St. Hyacinth Church in La Salle. The pilgrimage began in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Their journey will continue for another month or so, until the scheduled end of the journey at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

A La Salle man pleaded guilty Friday to having unlawful sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl. Richard Lombardi took four years in a plea.

La Salle-Peru senior Kaedin Bond was hot at the plate last week, going 9 for 13, and was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week.

The St. Bede baseball team won its 25th game, Henry-Senachiwne softball won a nonconference game and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The La Salle-Peru High School Class of 2025 held its 127th annual commencement ceremony Thursday in Sellett Gymnasium.

Girls track and field athletes from L-P, Mendota, Princeton and Henry-Midland qualified for state along with baseball, softball and soccer results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Stage 212 in La Salle is currently seeking submissions from directors for the 2026 season summer slot

The Henry-Senachwine softball team improved to 20-3, the Hall baseball team scored late to win and more baseball, softball, tennis and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Kaneland took advantage of 12 walks and seven errors by L-P to earn an Interstate 8 Conference win Tuesday.

La Salle Council debates food truck permits; local businesses voice concerns

The Putnam County baseball team is using technology to communicate, L-P's Taylor Vescogni and Henry's Lauren Harbison reached strikeout milestones and more in the NewsTribune baseball/softball notebook.

The L-P softball team clinched the outright Interstate 8 Conference title and more softball, baseball, soccer, tennis and track and field results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Illinois Valley Animal Rescue will host a fundraiser celebrating the 11th rescue anniversary of Mayday the Minister, a local rescue dog, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 17

A look at the top times, distances and heights in the NewsTribune area for girls track and field.

The L-P girls track and field team is celebrating PRs with its "Strive for Gold" program, several area athletes are ranked among the state's best and more in the NewsTribune girls track and field notebook.

The Mendota and St. Bede baseball teams won in their last at-bat and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

More than 75 students compete in Cultural Interpretation Contest at La Salle-Peru High School.

Go back to the Prohibition era at these speakeasy bars located in St. Charles, La Salle, Elgin, Lockport and more northern Illinois locations.