He was facing up to 30 years for holding up a credit union in Streator – and then got caught with a gun – but Charles Spencer’s testimony helped put away a murderer and won him a break.

She is alleged to have hidden in an attic crawl space while drug agents raided her Streator home. That, a judge ruled Thursday, made Tiffany Daniels a bad risk for pre-trial release.

Police and prosecutors would like to see the SAFE-T Act repealed, which Springfield is unlikely to do. But can the act be fixed? Local law enforcement had a few suggestions.

A Streator woman was charged with multiple felonies after a Wednesday drug raid yielded purported crack and powder cocaine plus methamphetamine.

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

Three Marseilles residents have sued the city of Marseilles in federal court in Chicago, alleging that city officials “retaliated” against them for exercising their rights to free speech

Circuit Court Judge Michelle A. Vescogni announced Monday her Republican candidacy to continue her service to the citizens of La Salle, Bureau, and Grundy Counties in the position to which she was appointed in the spring.

Six people were accused of seeking government aid through false claims made during the novel coronavirus pandemic. One of them has pleaded guilty.

A La Salle man pleaded guilty Thursday to two firearm charges. Evan Boswell will go to prison for 18 months and then serve 48 months’ felony probation.

An Oglesby man pleaded guilty Thursday to felony drug charges and awaits a prison sentence to be revealed later. First, Leeonta Patton still plans to fight two charges stemming from a La Salle shooting.

A former La Salle man serving a life sentence for murder has died in prison, the Illinois Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday.

Retired U.S. Administrative Law Judge Melissa Oilvero is running for circuit Judge in the 13th Judicial Circuit, which includes La Salle, Bureau, and Grundy counties.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, Oct. 7 and returned the following indictments:

The gunman in the Easter Sunday shooting in Streator was convicted of all charges.

The police never found DNA, fingerprints or a weapon linking Tyler Skerett to the Easter Sunday shooting in Streator. What they do have is a witness who says he heard Skerett utter threats and some problematic text messages.

An Ottawa man convicted of attempted murder will not stand for sentencing Oct. 15. Anthony Brito has a new lawyer and will argue he didn’t get a fair trial.

Tyler Skerett's lawyers say there are no eyewitnesses linking Skerett to the Easter Sunday shooting that injured two and killed a teen. Prosecutors say they don't need any.

A Streator man was indicted Tuesday on two counts of home invasion.

A Streator man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly threatening to kill a Streator police officer, and the officer’s wife, with a gun and samurai sword.

Tyler Skerett was offered a deal, prosecutors said Monday, if he pleaded guilty to murder. He turned it down. Now, he could face a near-life sentence if convicted of a shooting that killed a teen.

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

Two Streator men were charged with felonies Tuesday following an investigation into a gunshot fired Sept. 9 near a Thornton’s. There were no injuries.

Hicks could face up to 15 years for eavesdropping

A Spring Valley woman charged in the 2023 shooting death in Ottawa will not stand trial this month – and the window for her to stand trial this year is closing fast.

Melissa Olivero of Peru announced her retirement Thursday from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) following almost 13 years as a judge and over 23 years as a federal employee.

A Marseilles man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for setting fire to his brother’s house in January– and while his brother was trapped inside.

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

An Oglesby man waived his right to an extradition hearing Monday and will go to Minnesota to face charges for allegedly threatening that state’s lieutenant governor.

A Marseilles man was convicted Friday of killing his father on Father’s Day weekend 2024. Logan Petre faces up to 60 years for murder, with more time coming if convicted of another pending charge.

A Streator man caught with cocaine and a loaded gun pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to a year in prison.

The window for Joshua Casey to stand trial for murder in 2025 is closing fast. Casey doesn’t have new trial dates and it looks unlikely he’ll get them before the holidays.

A Mendota man accused of setting fire to his apartment complex – damage was not significant – will stand trial Nov. 17.

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

A Streator woman pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to four years for possessing a stolen gun recovered during a drug seizure.

A La Salle woman faces up to 18 months in prison when she stands for sentencing Nov. 5 for leaving the scene of a 2023 crash that injured an elderly motorist.

The suspect in a pair of fatal shootings in Sheridan has a new lawyer and won a concession Friday from his judge: Ronald Martin can wear street clothes, rather than jail stripes, at future court dates.

A La Salle man was ordered detained Tuesday after police seized two guns in Naplate. One of the firearms was stolen and another’s serial number was removed, police said.

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

Anthony Brito fired shots outside La Salle County’s downtown Ottawa courthouse, a jury ruled Friday, and ruled he was trying to kill Larry Burns.

A Mendota man was supposed to stand for a detention hearing Friday for allegedly setting fire to his apartment complex (damage was not significant) but he simplified matters by refusing to come out of his cell.

Logan Petre will have to wait another month to find out whether he goes free for killing his father in self-defense or whether he’s going to prison for a long time.

A California drug hauler who cut off his ankle bracelet and absconded pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 6 years in prison.

The “Bonnie & Clyde” case in Streator is over. Nicholas Huber pleaded guilty to felonies and took four years in prison.

A Sheffield man pleaded guilty Thursday, and accepted a four-year sentence, for threatening to conduct a shooting at the Ottawa office of the Department of Children and Family Services.

The last suspect in a Sept. 29 stabbing in La Salle pleaded guilty to a felony Thursday and was placed on probation.

Closing arguments are set Friday in the Marseilles strangulation death. Attorneys rested Tuesday after suspect Logan Petre labeled his father as the instigator.

Blake Miller said he was driving friend Anthony Brito through Ottawa when, in autumn 2023, Brito told him to follow a sedan down Route 23. When they pulled alongside the sedan, Brito pulled a handgun and fired.

Larry Burns told a jury the gun aimed at him misfired or jammed. After he sped away from the Ottawa scene, he found bullet holes in his car.

There are seven people in La Salle County Jail facing murder charges. Longtime police and prosecutors were asked: Has the county ever had that many pending murder cases? Answer: no – not even close.

A rural Sheridan man will stand trial Oct. 20 for a double homicide. Ronald Martin Jr. faces life in prison if convicted of shooting two Sheridan residence.