Pistol Shrimp explode for 18 runs to win home opener
PERU – After starting the 2023 season with back-to-back walkoff losses, the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp were not about to make it three in a row as they pounded the Burlington Bees 18-2 Friday at Schweickert Stadium
Softball: Lemont keeps rolling, tops Ottawa for 3A sectional title
LEMONT – When Lemont’s Maya Hollendoner stepped to the plate in the second inning with runners in scoring position and two outs, she had one pitch in one location on her mind. She didn’t miss it. Hollender’s
Photos: Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp open home season in renovated Schweickert Stadium
Photos: Wine Fest opens in Ottawa
Missing person’s case involving vehicle found near Streator still under investigation
A Joliet man, whose vehicle was found abandoned in the Otter Creek Township area, near Streator still is missing. Amos D. Morgan, 63, was reported missing by the Joliet Police Department on May 12. He was last
Photos: Jammin' at the Clock kicks off in Streator
La Salle County police reports: June 2, 2023
Bryant Austin, 36, of Montgomery, was charged by Mendota police with driving while suspended at 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Monroe Street and Illinois Avenue. Fazon Newson, 27, of Chicago, was charged by Mendota police with driving while
3 arrested in cocaine, heroin busts in Spring Valley, Ottawa
Two people were arrested in Spring Valley and another was arrested in Ottawa as the result of drug investigations conducted by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. Shannon Greives, 35, of Ottawa, was arrested by Ottawa police
Ottawa child injured by dog attack, taken to Peoria hospital
An Ottawa child was taken to a Peoria hospital with injuries after police said the child was mauled by a dog Thursday night. Ottawa police and firefighters were called to the 400 block of View Street, locating
Photos: Starved Rock Country Community Foundation celebrates new director, achievements
