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July 03, 2025
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Trial dates set in Streator drug, stolen gun seizure

Trial dates set in Streator drug, stolen gun seizure

A Streator woman charged with multiple felonies led by possession of a stolen gun will stand trial Aug. 25.

By Tom Collins●
July 03, 2025 at 4:36 pm CDT

Trial continued in Streator strangulation case

Trial continued in Streator strangulation case

A Streator man charged with murder will not stand trial July 14. Joshua Casey has a new lawyer who needs more time to prepare.

By Tom Collins●
July 03, 2025 at 3:29 pm CDT

La Salle County grand jury Tuesday, July 1

La Salle County grand jury Tuesday, July 1

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

By Tom Collins●
July 03, 2025 at 12:49 pm CDT

Peru police set parking restrictions for July 3 fireworks

Peru police set parking restrictions for July 3 fireworks

The Peru Police Department announced the temporary parking restrictions for the July 3 fireworks display.

By Shaw Local News Network●
July 02, 2025 at 5:00 am CDT

La Salle man gets 10 years for gun, drug offenses

La Salle man gets 10 years for gun, drug offenses

A La Salle man caught with methamphetamine and a pistol, prohibited because of his felony record, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison.

By Tom Collins●
July 01, 2025 at 2:14 pm CDT

La Salle County judge ends Weger case, according to motion void after death

La Salle County judge ends Weger case, according to motion void after death

A judge refused Monday to reconsider his June 18 ruling against the late Chester Weger. Barring an appeal, Weger’s bid for exoneration is over.

By Tom Collins●
July 01, 2025 at 11:52 am CDT

Seneca stabbing suspect ordered held in jail

Seneca stabbing suspect ordered held in jail

A Seneca man told James Grimm that he smelled bad. Grimm didn’t like that, prosecutors say, so he allegedly stabbed the man in a Saturday bar fight.

By Tom Collins●
June 30, 2025 at 2:32 pm CDT

Body found in rural Grand Ridge identified

Body found in rural Grand Ridge identified

The La Salle County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the body found in a field near Grand Ridge.

By Shaw Local News Network●
June 28, 2025 at 10:01 am CDT

Marseilles man faces up to 10 years in stolen gun plea

Marseilles man faces up to 10 years in stolen gun plea

A Marseilles man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a stolen firearm.

By Tom Collins●
June 27, 2025 at 3:46 pm CDT

Veteran La Salle County attorney named associate judge

Veteran La Salle County attorney named associate judge

A longtime attorney for the County of La Salle has been made a judge.

By Tom Collins●
June 26, 2025 at 10:04 am CDT
Body recovered in field north of Streator

Body recovered in field north of Streator

A missing person search launched Tuesday evening ended Wednesday with the discovery of a body north of Streator.

By Shaw Local News Network●
June 25, 2025 at 9:31 pm CDT
Chester Weger, convicted in Starved Rock murders, dies at 86

Chester Weger, convicted in Starved Rock murders, dies at 86

Chester Weger, 86, who spent nearly six decades in prison for killing Lillian Oetting, one of three women fatally bludgeoned in 1960 at Starved Rock, died June 22.

By Tom Collins●
June 24, 2025 at 4:00 pm CDT

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