Ahead of Major League Baseball’s opening day this week, Utica’s Fireside White Sox Club is celebrating its 20-year anniversary coming off a record-setting year in fundraising.

4th Ward Alderman Mark Peasley announced that with the help of Mendota Project Director Annie Short, the city of Mendota is looking to utilize the Team Up app for deciding basic usage of public parks, fields and courts.

A convicted Marseilles killer awaits new felony trials in La Salle County. If convicted, Logan Petre could get years added to his murder sentence.

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

Ottawa Township High School (OTHS) hosted a quarterly Student Recognition Breakfast on Friday, March 20.

Spring wildflower hikes will be offered from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. on April 18 and May 16 at Illini State Park, on April 25 at Nell’s Woodland, on May 2 at Belrose Farm, on May 3 at Sandy Ford Land & Water Reserve and on May 9 at Dayton Bluffs Preserve.

The Graves-Hume Public Library will have more funds for its summer reading program this summer after the Mendota City Council approved a $6,000 donation.

Demolition has begun on two buildings in the 800 block of Illinois Ave in Mendota.

La Salle County sheriff’s deputies arrested two drunk drivers and ticketed five motorists for using hand-held devices during the St. Patrick’s Day enforcement campaign.

Each bus, a 2025 Blue Bird Vision Gasoline 71-passenger bus, costs $114,900.

Blackouts are not a problem in Peru, but city officials still think they can reduce outages and improve overall efficiency. They’re getting state help to do it.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference boys basketball team, as voted on by I-8 coaches.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference girls basketball team, as voted on by I-8 coaches.

Most Illinois schools haven’t seen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at their doors, but officials say the federal crackdown is still impacting their classrooms

The Mendota City Council approved the closures and gave the organizers of the race extra time on the front end of the event for set up and coordination.

The Mendota High School District 280 Board of Education announced a number of personnel moves that are to take effect in the 2026-27 school year, according to documents from a closed and executive session.

A June 1 jury trial in the Streator strangulation case looks like a go, though Joshua Casey’s judge did approve a small scheduling adjustment.

Two teens have been charged with felonies after a stolen vehicle investigation, Mendota police said Friday.

There was no double shooting Sunday north of Marseilles, the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said.

Some candidates seeking seats in the Illinois House of Representatives in Districts 70 and 76 raised more campaign dollars than others, according to new spending records recently released by the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Sandwich resident Brighid Reid, 14, a member of the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution, will participate in the National Spelling Bee inside Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., in two months.

“Immigration is a huge part of the American story,” history teacher Troy Woods said. “We want our students to know where they fit in the history of this country.”

A single-family home in Somonauk that sold for $780,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in La Salle County during the past week

A former La Salle woman avoided prison Friday for leaving the scene of a 2023 crash that injured an elderly motorist.

Did you know a GPS monitor will clock your driving speed? A man who sped from Ottawa police learned that the hard way.

La Salle-Peru High School’s theater department will bring “Mamma Mia!” to the stage this weekend with a live orchestra, a rare feature that director Natalie Verucchi said truly enhances the experience.

Shows begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night, followed by a Sunday matinee performance at 2 p.m. All performances will be in the Mendota High School auditorium.

The Streator Public Library recently announced its upcoming programs and events for the fourth week in March.

A Rockdale man charged with possession of a stolen car, among other felony charges, is back in La Salle County Jail. Ottawa police want him to stay there.

Prosecutors say the family dog saved the woman when it intervened.

Safe Journeys will be joining the HumanKIND Initiative at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 at the William E. Heisler Center for the first event of the ‘Crafts & Conversations’ series, ‘Succulents & Self Care’.

Mendota High School will host a free presentation on protecting children from online dangers on Tuesday, March 24, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium.

There will be a November rematch of the 2024 contest for statehouse: Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel (D-Ottawa) will again try to fend off Republican challenger Liz Bishop of La Salle.

The seat has been held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville since 2019. Underwood is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.

The polls have closed. Here are live March 2026 primary election results for La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties. Tallies will be updated as county clerks update their websites.

With the polls closed for the 2026 Primary Election, all that’s left is the counting. Here’s what we’re looking for tonight.

Polling places in the Illinois Valley were full on Tuesday morning – with election judges, that is. Voters, on the other hand, were pretty scarce.

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 20.

Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly steak fry from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, March 26.

Shaw Local Radio's Dani Holland interviewed Peyton Lamps, who owns Petals by Peyton, in honor of March being National Women's History Month

The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund has opened its grant application period for arts-related programs and projects scheduled for the second half of the year.

A Grand Ridge woman is charged with misappropriating funds from Grand Ridge Youth Baseball League and the Grand Ridge Booster Club, police say.

Here is the list of couples who applied for marriage licenses in February in La Salle County.

The La Salle/Putnam Educational Alliance for Special Education Cooperative Executive Board and Alliance Council are going to welcome Lindsey Brander as its new Executive Director beginning July 1.

Chief Operator of the Mendota Water and Sewer Department Nate Kim said that phase one of the project, the construction of the new building, should be done in the middle or late part of this year.

The La Salle County Recorder’s Office introduced a new fraud prevention tool designed to protect notaries and the community from the growing threat of notary-related document fraud.

Shaw Local asked candidates in the 76th Illinois House District race the same question: “Should Illinois expand use of nuclear energy, including facilities like the Byron plant? What’s your vision for the state’s energy mix?”

A single-family home in Sheridan that sold for $480,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in La Salle County over the past week

On the surface, their answers share common ground: residents shouldn’t pay for data centers’ energy and water demands. But the candidates diverge on how much state oversight is warranted

On the surface, their answers share common ground: residents shouldn’t pay for data centers’ energy and water demands. But the candidates diverge on how much state oversight is warranted