The Dayton man convicted in the Ottawa murder-cremation insists he was wrongly convicted. William Horman will get a chance to call live witnesses on April 10.

La Salle County prosecutors have lodged a complaint alleging bullying and verbal harassment against the chief judge. The complaint was tendered to a state agency that polices the bench

A motorist got 20 years Thursday for hauling cocaine on Interstate 39 near Oglesby, which isn't usually a hot spot for drug trafficking.

For more than two decades, his family has advocated for justice, holding out hope that his killer will be brought to account.

A Marseilles man charged with attempted murder will argue for pre-trial release on April 10. Depending on the outcome, Brian G. Reinhart could stand trial in early June.

A Streator woman will serve 30 months’ felony probation with conditions after pleading guilty to firing gunshots in her neighborhood. There were no injuries.

A convicted Marseilles killer awaits new felony trials in La Salle County. If convicted, Logan Petre could get years added to his murder sentence.

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

A June 1 jury trial in the Streator strangulation case looks like a go, though Joshua Casey’s judge did approve a small scheduling adjustment.

A former La Salle woman avoided prison Friday for leaving the scene of a 2023 crash that injured an elderly motorist.

Did you know a GPS monitor will clock your driving speed? A man who sped from Ottawa police learned that the hard way.

Prosecutors say the family dog saved the woman when it intervened.

A Grand Ridge woman is charged with misappropriating funds from Grand Ridge Youth Baseball League and the Grand Ridge Booster Club, police say.

La Salle County Jail was recognized by the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections at the CAC’s 2026 Winter Conference on Feb. 7, 2026, in Long Beach, California.

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

A Leland man was picked up Thursday by U.S. Marshals and La Salle County sheriff’s deputies and charged with hurting and disarming a police officer.

An Ottawa man awaiting sentencing for attempted murder has hired a new lawyer. Anthony Brito’s new counsel will try to win Brito a new trial for the 2023 drive-by shooting in Ottawa.

A Mendota man accused of holding up a bank Friday – no weapon was displayed or even suggested – was released from custody Monday into home confinement.

A Peru woman awaiting trial for possession of nearly 2 pounds of cocaine was ordered detained Monday after a La Salle County judge concluded she’d committed too many violations of pre-trial release.

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

The first COVID-19 fraudster sentenced in La Salle County thinks her five-year prison term was excessive. Ebony Green will ask for a lesser sentence at a March 19 hearing.

A Streator man serving 80 years for murder wants a do-over trial. Malcolm Whitfield will make his case at a May 1 hearing.

A Peru woman charged with possessing nearly 2 pounds of cocaine was jailed Friday after La Salle County prosecutors alleged she violated her pre-trial release. Charnelle Mond plans to argue for another chance.

There actually were two robbery-burglary incidents at the Peru Kohl’s, both in November, and police have developed multiple suspects.

A registered sex offender is headed to prison for three years after pleading guilty Thursday totrying to solicit a teenage girl in Mendota.

A Peoria woman charged with stealing merchandise from the Peru Kohl’s – and striking a store worker while making her getaway – will stay in La Salle County Jail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.

He’s charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding. The car, which was stolen, damaged a fire hydrant. Police say Jaymeson Pogreba was drinking and his license was revoked. Nevertheless, he won't be held in jail.

An aged parolee pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony drug charge. Kent Koehler would be 80 years of age when and if he completes his new sentence.

How many times can a suspect violate pre-trial release before they go to jail? An appeals court may have to settle a question that's come up lately at La Salle County Circuit Court.

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

A man from the Quad Cities area was ordered detained Monday while he awaits trial for surreptitiously videotaping minors in Marseilles. Jackson Yeager could face up to 150 years in prison.

The Chief Judge’s Office of the 13th Judicial Circuit posted notices at the courthouse announcing the judicial vacancy. Interested attorneys are to apply by March 11.

A Streator man is headed to prison for sexually assaulting a girl younger than 13.

Neither of the suspects in Tuesday's drug bust in the 300 block of Prairie Street was granted pre-trial release.

A Chicago man who choked his girlfriend and then launched an armed standoff in Mendota is going to prison for four years. A judge rejected Shaquille Jones’ request for probation with alcohol treatment.

An Ottawa woman avoided prison Thursday despite bilking the federal government of more than $20,000 in COVID-19 relief funds; but Amanda Rogers will spend a year in county custody.

The driver in an Interstate 80 crash that killed a Naperville mom will stay jailed while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.

The suspect in the Streator City Park shooting will not stand trial this week.

A man convicted in an Ottawa home invasion, during which shots were fired, has struck out with an appeals court. Fernando Martinez got no relief and will continue serving his 28-year sentence.

Prosecutors are close to wrapping up a July shooting in La Salle. The victim, who was found to be carrying an illegal gun, has pleaded guilty to a felony weapon charge.

A western Illinois man was placed on home confinement with GPS monitoring while awaiting trial on charges he visited La Salle County to make illegal contact with a minor.

Six people were charged in La Salle County with defrauding the government with COVID-19 relief funds. The first one to stand for sentencing is going to prison.

A jury convicted him of the 2023 drive-by shooting in Ottawa. Anthony Brito thinks the jury got it wrong. Now, he’s arguing for a new trial – and without a lawyer’s help.

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

The suspect in the Streator strangulation will stand trial for murder on June 1.

A Streator man is headed to prison for up to 30 years after pleading guilty Thursday to possessing cocaine – and to jumping out of a squad car after police picked him up.

The Streator City Park shooting resulted in two arrests. The accused gunman has been in jail while awaiting trial. The victim, alleged to have illegally carried a gun, was out on pre-trial release. No longer.

An Oglesby man was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in prison for a firearm charge filed in connection with a 2024 shooting in La Salle. The victim survived.

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

Blair appeared Tuesday in La Salle County Circuit Court and, through his lawyer, asked Circuit Judge Michelle A. Vescogni to give him another crack at pre-trial release.