Two teens were charged with weapons violations after a burglary investigation, Streator police said in a Thursday news release.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.

The suspect in the 2024 shooting at Streator City Park allegedly tried to silence would-be witnesses through murder and threats, prosecutors alleged Tuesday.

This holiday season, the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office is joining state police and local partners to keep holiday travel safe.

He choked his girlfriend with a shirt wrapped around her neck. Mendota police went to arrest him and a three-hour standoff ensued. Now, Shaquille Jones likely is going prison.

The triggerman in the Easter Sunday murder in Streator was sentenced Friday to 117 years.

An Ottawa man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor Friday and was sentenced to 30 years.

Kevin Billups of Peru was awaiting a jury trial for dealing cocaine – jurors were to be selected Monday – when he allegedly, and while on pre-trial release, sold another 2 ounces of cocaine.

She claimed to run a daycare service in Ottawa with earnings of $100,000. Ebony Green was actually a hair stylist earning a fraction of that. Yet she got a COVID-19 relief loan for nearly $20,000. Ebony Green may now go to prison for five years.