May 25, 2025
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Photos: Combat vets ride through La Salle County in Memorial Day tribute

By Bill Freskos
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Riders with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association depart the Hampton Inn in Ottawa as community members and American Legion Post 33 line Veterans Drive, waving flags and showing their support on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

Riders with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association depart the Hampton Inn in Ottawa as community members and American Legion Post 33 line Veterans Drive, waving flags and showing their support. (Bill Freskos)

Bill Freskos

Bill Freskos is a multimedia journalist based in the Illinois Valley. He covers hard news, local government, sports, business enterprise, and politics while contributing to Shaw Local Radio stations for Shaw Media across La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties.