Crime & Courts | Illinois Valley
A Peru man faces up to a year in jail after La Salle police clocked him driving nearly 100 mph in a 55-mph zone.
Authorities have apprehended the fourth and final suspect in a drug and theft ring based out of Streator.
A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.
Statistically, drunk-driving is headed for a 30% increase this year. But is the increase because DUIs are surging or because recent years had been artificially low? Police and lawyers weigh in.
A Whiteside County man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to theft and weapon charges in Whiteside County and to break-ins, unlawful restraint and battery charges in Bureau County
The City of La Salle Police Department announced plans for July Fourth traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers.
Tired of suspects missing court dates and tampering with ankle bracelets, La Salle County judges were handing down multiple 30-day jail sentences. The judges may have to stop. An appeals court has capped the time a defendant can fetch for pre-trial violations
For the year 2025 alone, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that the financial loss to the public is more than $20 billion. More often than not the victims are 60 years and older.
Kill someone in a drunk-driving accident and a judge can jail you pending trial. But can someone be detained for an alcohol-related crash with injuries? A DuPage County man will find out Friday.
A search warrant executed Friday, June 5, 2026, in Ottawa yielded 38 grams of crack cocaine and resulted in felony charges against four individuals.
The suspect in the April 6 holdup of Granville National Bank has been granted a new trial.
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.
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.
An appeals court acknowledged that his English was bad – and that the cops’ Spanish wasn’t that great, either – but the language barrier wasn’t enough for Roberto Carias-Moran to reverse his drug conviction and 30-year sentence.
A Streator man charged with sexually abusing a dog has been granted pre-trial release, albeit with multiple conditions.
A Streator man faces up to three years in prison if convicted of sexually abusing a dog.
A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.
A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.