Olivia Doak

La Salle-Peru High School teacher Alexandra West shares her own life experiences, from her travels to her life experiences as a woman of color, to help students connect and share their own stories to better understand multicultural literature.

Sally Etzenbach, a speech-language pathologist at Northview Elementary, helps autism students with limited verbal communication find their voice.

Adrianne Espinoza-Zamora, a Mendota High School Spanish teacher, fulfilled her childhood dream to become a teacher.

A La Salle-Peru High School administrator was put on leave and then let go for continued “misconduct,” including failing to respond appropriately to an alleged incident of student sexual abuse on campus, records show.

A new foundation in La Salle was announced Monday by Founder Dani Piland to support community and economic development.

Out of town visitors in medical emergencies are using GPS to find the nearest hospital – but in Peru’s case, some arrived only to find it closed.

Four candidates will compete for three positions on the La Salle Elementary District 122 school board in the election on Tuesday, April 4.

Peru candidates for aldermen identified their most important issue when running for office, many pointing out St. Margaret’s Hospital closure as their top concern.

La Salle city officials said Carus will not tell the city who their insurance provider is handling claims following the Jan 11 chemical fire. The company said the reason is to "avoid unnecessary confusion" due to having multiple insurance providers.

A third party expert recommended additional indoor air quality testing that would cost the city of La Salle $80,000 in response to the Jan. 11 Carus fire.

PersonaliTees offers custom designs on t-shirts, hats, tumblers and other types of apparel. Partridge opened the business in November with her son, Joshua Callaway.

The La Salle City Council approved a proposal from 120Water to survey lead lines, the first step to replacing all lead lined pipes which pose health hazards to residents.

Lighted Way will host their 24th annual spaghetti fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 27, at Uptown Grill, 601 First St., downtown La Salle.

A Peru man who pleaded guilty to shoving his elderly neighbor and causing minor injuries was sentenced to reporting probation and community service.

Nine people will compete for four seats on the Peru City Council during the April 4 election.