A look at La Salle County's COVID-19 case, testing, recovery and vaccination statistics.

Hanna Waszkowiak, daughter of Paul and Jenny Waszkowiak of La Salle and a fifth-grader at Trinity Catholic Academy, was named a state winner in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest.

The Pletsch Scholarship Committee awarded nine four-year scholarships and one two-year scholarship to graduates of Putnam County Community Unit School District 535.

A Mendota man pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to police about a 2019 Peru shooting. During the plea, his prosecutor said who the gunman was believed to be.

An emergency rental assistance program will launch in May.

Rich West, a former Illinois Valley resident, recently received the Outstanding Book Award from the National Communication Association.

After sitting empty since its closing in June 2019, Pinheadz Entertainment Center in Ottawa is going up for auction Sunday, April 25.

Alissa Bumpus and her husband Ben purchased the Starved Rock Marina, between Ottawa and Utica.

Longtime board member Al Cherpeske thanks all who played a role during his tenure