More than 400 motorcycles processed through downtown Marseilles on Saturday, June 20, for the 23rd Annual Honor and Remembrance Ceremony at the Middle East Conflicts Wall. The event honored nine fallen service members whose names were added to the memorial, bringing the total to 8,041. The wall, erected in 2004, commemorates servicemen and servicewomen killed in conflicts around the world since 1967. The ceremony included remarks from Master of Ceremonies Mike Cozzi, Bishop Ronnie White, an Air Force veteran, and family members of the fallen. A 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps by American Legion Post 33 concluded the official proceedings.

At the Wednesday, June 17, meeting of the Marseilles City Council, an agreement was made to rename the position of Captain to Deputy Chief.

Logan Petre argued he didn’t get a fair shake when he was sentenced for strangling his father. Petre struck out and keeps his 52 years in prison. There may be more prison time on the way.

Marseilles will host the traveling “Remembering Our Fallen” memorial from June 16-21 in partnership with Patriotic Productions and the Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial Marseilles Middle East Tribute Committee.

A single-family home in Ottawa that sold for $370,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in La Salle County in the past week.

A trial for a prominent attorney in Will County charged with domestic battery of a child has been rescheduled to Sept. 15 and prosecutors have contended an out-of-state witness is needed for the case.

The Marseilles Spring Rummage Sales will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Raikes traces his commitment to service back to his childhood in Marseilles, because he had role models who instilled the importance of putting community before self.

The Marseilles Food Pantry saw a record turnout during its annual tuna drive this weekend, as a local boy turned a birthday tradition into his biggest success yet.

Interested in helping a local boy reach his birthday goal this weekend? If so, a community tuna drive benefiting the Marseilles Food Pantry will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, outside the pantry at 200 Broadway St.

The Marseilles Nursing Service recently announced that former Marseilles resident Patti Sarles-Hart and the Hart Family Foundation will donate $50,000 to the nursing service for the next three years.

Students at Marseilles Elementary were recognized for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or above in the third quarter.

A Marseilles man charged with attempted murder will stay in La Salle County Jail while awaiting trial, a judge has ruled

Do you have any good ideas for the future of Marseilles downtown? If so, the city will host a public workshop next week to gather input as it develops a Downtown Revitalization Plan.

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Registration for the 2026 Marseilles Recreation baseball and T-ball season will close Saturday, March 21, after being open for about a month.

Marseilles‘ Tourism and Park Committee hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 14. Parade participants lined up at the Marseilles Elementary School parking lot and marched along Broadway Street to Main Street, with participants dispersing at North Main Street.

At least four cases involving wives who’ve disappeared in Will and LaSalle counties remain unsolved and one of those cases dates back to 1990.

Real estate news: A 1,610-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1875, has changed hands.

Marseilles will host it’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 14.

Severe storms were moving through La Salle County as of about 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday night, with multiple weather alerts in effect, according to the National Weather Service.

Marseilles Mayor Jim Hollenbeck announced Thursday the city has received a $1.5 million grant to replace the bridge on Sycamore Street.

Fat Tuesday was celebrated in the Illinois Valley with Spring Valley Bakery and Bobaluk's selling paczkis. Paczki’s are rich, deep-fried Polish doughnuts traditionally filled with fruit preserves like plum or rose hip jam, and topped with powdered sugar or glaze. The pastries date back to the 1700's when bakers in Poland would use up their sugars, jellies and other items for the treats prior to Lent.

The dinner costs $10 for adults or $6 for children ages 10 and under.

Milton Pope Elementary School in Marseilles recently announced its students of the month for January. The theme was “fairness.”

Illinois Valley Community College recently announced its Presidential Honors List for the fall 2025 semester.

Illinois Valley Community College recently announced its academic honors list for the fall 2025 semester.

The Marseilles Public Library will host several events and programs in February.

Real Estate news: A 1,314-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1999, has changed hands. The lot of the property covers an area of 13,068 square feet.

Graduates and their degrees or certificates are listed by hometown. The students are eligible to participate in the college’s spring commencement.

Donors who give blood through Sunday, Jan. 25, will be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LX in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Real estate news: A 1,033-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1937, has changed hands.

As La Salle County begins a new calendar year, a theme is emerging among the murder suspects: So far, nobody has pleaded guilty. Three were convicted in 2025 at trial and Joe Navarro anticipates having to bring the remaining suspects to trial.

After closing in 2024, Sam and Serena Witz reestablished the Serena Cafe on Wednesday, March 5.

Shaw Local photographers across northern Illinois captured some amazing moments this year, including the excitement and drama of high school sports, the hometown pride of a summer festival, and the reality of the news events that shaped our communities. Together, these images preserve not just what happened in 2025, but how it felt to live in the towns and neighborhoods we call home.

In remembrance of all those who served, the National Wreaths Across America placed wreaths simultaneously at veterans' memorials and cemeteries Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, across the country, including at the Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall in Marseilles.

The Marseilles Public Library, 155 E. Bluff St., will host several programs and events in December.

Marseilles author Kent Terry has spent much of his life balancing adventure with service- climbing mountains, paddling remote waters, taking risks in nature and all while supporting hunger relief work through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. His new book, Adventures in

For the eighth consecutive year, more than 100 wreaths will be placed along the the Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial in Marseilles this weekend, honoring and remembering service members who passed away.

Here is the list of couples who applied for La Salle County marriage licenses from Nov. 14 through Nov. 28.

Milton Pope School recently announced its high honor roll and honor roll for the first trimester of the 2025–26 school year.

Milton Pope School in Marseilles has announced its November Students of the Month for Citizenship.

A Marseilles native, Trisha Modeen is a Navy veteran who is a nurse at Ottawa High School and is involved in the Quilts of Valor Foundation, which awards quilts to active duty or military veterans that have been touched by war

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The iconic “I want you” poster was what inspired the late Marseilles native Marie Pometto Chase to become La Salle County’s first woman to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War Two.

Constellation Energy doesn’t have any customers yet for its “clean energy project” but they’d admit a data center.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, and returned the following indictments.

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