Ottawa's new varsity volleyball coach Kristina Kore was pleased with Pirates' offseason and is excited to see what her squad can accomplish this fall.

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The Chicago Bears kicked off their preseason with a 24-24 tie with the Miami Dolphins Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field in Chicago.

A knife fight Saturday in Ottawa turned into felony charges for an Ottawa man.

Authorities have not yet identified the male found dead Friday at a location on West Peru Street in Princeton

The first floor of La Salle-Peru Township High School is temporarily closed after a Sunday morning fire in the maintenance shop sent smoke into the first floor.

Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch (ValCom) has been officially recognized as a StormReady® Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) by the National Weather Service, marking a significant milestone in the agency’s commitment to emergency preparedness and public safety.

Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch was recognized by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as an accredited center of excellence for emergency police dispatching, IVRD said in a Wednesday news release.

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State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, held a town hall Friday at Northern Illinois University’s Holmes Student Center in DeKalb. Briel will be hosting town halls later this year in Oglesby and Utica.

The skydiver fatally injured Monday at Sky Dive Chicago has been identified as Dr. Noel Liu, a 48-year-old resident of East Peoria and a dentist with a practice in Peoria.