L-P Sophomore will travel to D.C. for journalism conference
LASALLE-PERU – An L-P High School Sophomore will be representing the area as a National Youth Correspondent in Washington D.C. at George Mason University. Cassidy Baker will join a select group of students from across the
IVCC Wind Ensemble Concert Thursday
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Wind Ensemble will perform a concert on Thursday. The performance will include the music of Malcolm Arnold, Jonathan Dagenais, Charles Ives, Claude T. Smith, John Philip Sousa and Omar
Fully automatic “ghost” gun seized in Peoria
PEORIA – A 19-year-old Peoria man is facing a number of charges after a shooting investigation in Peoria. The Peoria Police Department say on Friday afternoon their Special Investigations Division located a vehicle of interest they say
DeKalb man facing murder charges after shooting
DEKALB – A DeKalb man is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting another man Thursday evening. The DeKalb Police Department say that 34-year-old Deaundre Brooks was dropped off at Northwestern Medicine-Kishwaukee Hospital with a gunshot wound
Vehicle fire spreads to home in Ottawa
OTTAWA – An early Saturday morning vehicle fire in Ottawa spread to an adjacent residence. Around 3:30 AM the Ottawa Fire Department was called to the 1400 block of Pickwick Street for a vehicle they discovered