La Salle County

A Montgomery man agreed to a plea deal Friday that avoided further jail time for him for threatening a La Salle County judge in a pair of recorded phone calls.

The final season of the Netflix series “Cobra Kai” aired and ended with a power punch.

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation hosted its first Mardi Gras Carnivale on Saturday at Senica’s Oak Ridge in rural La Salle.

The La Salle County Democrats are scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at La Salle VFW, 2325 Donahue St., La Salle.

On Feb. 15, 4-H Cloverbuds and Federation members across Bureau, La Salle and Marshall-Putnam counties braved the cold for a fun evening at JJR Next Level Fitness.

Join the University of Illinois Extension from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Nell’s Woodland, 2000 Alexis Ave, Ottawa, for a Prescribed Burn Workshop.

La Salle-Peru High School students were recognized for earning high scholarship status during Thursday’s High School Scholarship Legion Program.

A late steal and layup from Erick Sotelo broke a scoring drought for both teams and ultimately proved to be the game-winner as L-P upset Streator for the championship of the 3A La Salle-Peru Regional.

The Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team — led by 24 points and 18 rebounds from senior Martin Ledbetter — outlasted Serena 72-68 in overtime to win the championship of the Class 1A Marquette Regional on Friday night at Bader Gymnasium in Ottawa.

Mobile home tax bills in La Salle County were mailed Feb. 18 and should have been received by those taxpayers.

About a week after Eric Clements was shot to death outside his Ottawa home, the alleged triggerman spoke to police. Now, Nicolaus Phillips wants a judge to throw out the statement.

That was no firecracker thrown into a fire pit at Hi-Tide Campground near Leland, a judge ruled Thursday. It was a gunshot. Joseph Pawelczyk was found guilty of firing it.

Marseilles recently announced it will no longer allow public comments on its social media platforms.

What sets our generation apart is our need to survive and adapt in ways uniquely shaped by the world we inherited.

A parolee was wanted for three alleged drug deals conducted in 2024. When the police caught him, they said they found 5 ounces (about one-third pound) of purported cocaine. Mariano Verucchi now faces up to 40 years in prison.

Here is the list of couples who applied for La Salle County marriage licenses from Feb. 1 through Feb 14, 2025.

The Hinckley-Big Rock Royals and the Serena Huskers boys basketball teams defeated the Marquette Crusaders and Newark Norsemen, respectively, in Wednesday's Class 1A Marquette Regional semifinals at Bader Gym. H-BR and Serena will meet at 7 p.m. on Friday in the title game.

Ottawa and Streator high schools have played a whole lot of basketball games over the past 119 years. It’s safe to say none of those previous meetings ended quite like Wednesday’s 41-39 Streator victory in the 3A La Salle-Peru Regional semifinals.

Spring cleanup at Oakwood Cemetery, La Salle, will begin March 8 weather permitting.  

A 23-year-old Peru man was arrested on a warrant charging him with dealing cocaine and he’s accused of having more drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.

La Salle-Peru High School seniors Jordan Whaley and Devin Zborowski were crowned Daisy Mae and Lil Abner at the school’s Sadie Hawkins dance this past weekend.

I’m not sure if it is a byproduct of getting older but I find that I am using items as long as I can without throwing them away or getting a new one.

Youth from Bureau, La Salle and Marshall-Putnam counties will put their public speaking skills on display during the 4-H Public Speaking Contest.

Bishop McNamara broke a tie at halftime with a second-half run to end Seneca's season in the 2A Herscher Sectional semifinals.

The Ottawa girls basketball team's season came to an end in Tuesday's Class 3A Ottawa Sectional semifinals as Morton scored the opening 13 points of the final quarter on the way to a 59-46 victory at Kingman Gym.

Cissna Park had an obvious size advantage Tuesday in its 1A sectional semifinal and used it to defeat Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland 42-30.

La Salle County Court Appointed Special Advocates announced the swearing in of three new volunteers Beth Findley-Smith, Jen Ebner and Jennifer Snow.

The scores/schedule for Illinois Valley/Herald-News schools in the IHSA girls basketball postseason, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

The city of Peru approved maintenance that needs to be completed prior to the splash pad at Washington Park opening later this year.

Bake My Day, based in Paw Paw, will offer deliveries to La Salle, Lee and Ogle counties, and will meet customers from surrounding counties in a delivering county.

After losing to rival Flanagan-Cornell back in November on a near-half-court buzzer-beater, Woodland's boys basketball team made certain it didn't happen again in Monday's 24-point regional-opening victory over the Falcons.

Another suspect has been apprehended in the Streator drug and theft ring.

Seneca never trailed Friday, storming to the Class 2A Beecher Regional title 50-34 over Manteno.

Ottawa trailed Rochelle by just two points at halftime, but by the end of the third quarter found themselves behind by 22 in an eventual 67-55 loss Friday in the Hub City.

The Marquette boys basketball team, led by 36 points from Alec Novotney, topped Seneca 57-51 in overtime to finish out the Tri-County Conference and regular seasons at Bader Gymnasium on Friday night.

The scores/schedule for Illinois Valley/Herald-News schools in the IHSA girls basketball postseason, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

An Ottawa man was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for an armed Ottawa home invasion, during which shots were fired.

A Marseilles man will stand trial April 28 for allegedly setting fire to his brother’s house while his brother was trapped inside.

The Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland girls basketball team started hot and hung on late to win the championship game of the Class 1A Heyworth Regional on Thursday night with a 47-43 win over the host Hornets.

The Amboy-Ohio girls basketball team beat Marquette 47-29 on Thursday to win the Class 1A St. Bede Regional.

Streator Police Chief John Franklin shared a letter of commendation for Officer John Thompson to the Streator City Council on Wednesday, after the officer's work led to two arrests following a reported incident with a gun.

Heroes come in many forms.

The Fieldcrest boys basketball team — led by a game-high 23 points from Eddie Lorton and 17 from Jordan Heider — played solid on both ends of the floor in Wednesday's 68-44 victory over Midland.

The Streator boys basketball team carried a 10-point lead over state-ranked Morton into the fourth quarter and played a good final period ... just not good enough to hold off the hot-shooting Potters.

The Sandwich boys basketball team had a tough start to this season, but since a 1-7 beginning have won 17 of their last 21 games and figure to be a tough opponent in next week's Class 2A Princeton Regional.

The scores/schedule for Illinois Valley/Herald-News schools in the IHSA girls basketball postseason, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

La Salle County’s first female judge is calling it a career.

A teen was put on probation Oct. 29 for bringing a gun on into Ottawa High School. The next day, he was charged with possessing a stolen car. Now, he’s headed into residential treatment.

The Arukah Institute of Healing, Inc. has been awarded $3.6 million as part of Gov. JB Pritzker’s $200 million statewide initiative to expand innovative healthcare services for underserved populations.