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Community Players of Streator, Inc., more commonly known as Engle Lane Theatre, announced the application deadline for its annual scholarship program.

Marquette boys track, FCW girls track, Streator baseball and Earlville softball were among the winners in a loaded Times Thursday Roundup.

Marquette capitalized on St. Bede errors for a five-run second inning and Alec Novotney was strong on the mound to lead the Crusaders to an 11-0, 5-inning victory Thursday.

The Streator High softball team was locked in a pitchers' duel with crosstown rival Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell until the Bulldogs struck with an 8-run sixth inning to pull away.

The investigation into the Easter Sunday shooting has led to a criminal charge for a Streator man.

The Marseilles Police Department is warning residents of door to door solicitors who are claiming to be sent by city hall.

If the warm weather isn’t enough to make you feel like summer is near, maybe ice cream will help. Tones Cones, 523 W. Main St., Ottawa, opens Saturday for the season serving soft serve ice cream. 

The Leland Town and Country Association will host a fireworks fundraiser Saturday, April 26, at the Lions Pavilion on East Railroad Street, selling Fay’s Finest pork chops and chicken. Additionally, there will be RC races before dinner at the pavilion.

Read the transcript from our Walls 102 podcast: Dani Holland interviewed Bill Zenns, Executive Director of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce about their upcoming event called “Lemonade Day.”

Listen to our latest podcast: Dani Holland interviewed Bill Zenns, Executive Director of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce about their upcoming event called “Lemonade Day.”

A Streator man has been charged with murder in the Easter Sunday shooting that killed a teen and injured two others, both of whom were discharged from a hospital.

Mobile home tax bills in La Salle County are due on Thursday, May 1.

Spring has arrived and the familiar urge to revive my garden stirs within me once more.

Know anybody who’s bought a new car this year? Worries over tariffs helped give auto sales a boost and, along the way, helped a few cities begin the year with sales tax revenue records.

The Sandwich baseball team - behind the pitching of Braden Behringer - topped Richmond-Burton in Wednesday's Kishwaukee River Conference game. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Sycamore softball team took advantage of a trio of Ottawa errors and a dropped third strike to score three runs in the top of the ninth inning to stay unbeaten in Interstate 8 Conference play with a 6-3 victory on Wednesday in Ottawa.

Green Street in Ottawa will be closed again from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 25, as crews continue work on the box culvert headwall.

In honor of Earth Day this week, the Ottawa Downtown Association is inviting community members to participate in Operation: Clean Sweep from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 26.

Johnny’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Marseilles opens Friday for the season.

The Ottawa Special Events Committee has announced the schedule for its 2025 Music in the Park concert series, bringing live music to Washington Park every Saturday evening this summer.

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

Two people injured in Easter Sunday gunfire have been released from the hospital, Streator police confirmed Tuesday.

An Ottawa man was ticketed for his role in a three-vehicle crash April 15 on Route 71 that injured three.

I felt a sting on my arm, looked down, and there was a little beetle, with a snide look on his face, looking back at me.

The Ottawa boys tennis team started, then had their Interstate 8 Conference dual with host La Salle-Peru on Tuesday before rain forced a postponement. Plus, more results from around The Times area.

The Henry-Senachwine softball team - led by the solid pitching of senior Lauren Harbison - defeated Marquette 8-2 Tuesday to complete a sweep of the Tri-County Conference two-game series.

Kate Cuthbertson scored four goals, the Blue Devils kept Streator scoreless, and Peotone girls soccer secured its first ICE Conference win of the season Tuesday, 5-0.

The next history lecture at the Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27. 

Marquette Academy Elementary in Ottawa announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

A shooting investigation in Streator is now a homicide investigation. A teenager died from injuries sustained in a gunfire incident.

The longtime location of Goetsch’s Fresh Fruits & Veggies Farm Stand is for sale putting the farm stand’s future in jeopardy.

I hope you’re getting out and soaking in all the blessings of spring, as we are.

Streator, Seneca, Earlville and Serena all secured softball victories, plus plenty of baseball and girls soccer in The Times Monday Roundup.

The La Salle-Peru softball team battled from behind three times against Ottawa, the final time earning an 8-7 Interstate 8 Conference victory in 14 thrilling innings on Kelsey Frederick's two-run single.

First United Methodist Church will host its 20th annual spaghetti lunch and dinner on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the 100 W. Jefferson St. in Ottawa.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Somonauk/Leland softball’s Brooke Bahrey!

The Ottawa YMCA, in partnership with OSF HealthCare, will host the Spring Into Health Family Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at 411 Canal St, Ottawa.

Streator Mayor Tara Bedei said bringing change in the wake of a recent shooting Sunday will take a unified effort from residents.

Ottawa Township High School Drama Club will present “Almost, Maine,” a collection of short plays that explores love, loss and the human heart, each with a compelling couple at its center.

The Hardscrabble Lions presented a $2,000 check to Streator Unlimited.

The Cleng Peerson Lodge will host a Christmas craft workshop at noon Sunday, April 27, at the Norway Community Building, 3676 E. 2603rd Road, Sheridan.

The Pop-Up Players, a nonprofit traveling community theater troupe based in the Illinois Valley, will be staging three performances of an all new radio play adaptation (complete with retro commercials and live sound effects) of the classic, 1940 comedy “My Favorite Wife."

The Streator Public Library will be hosting a spring book sale Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26.

Reddick Library in Ottawa will be hosting a sourdough class for adults Thursday, April 24.

The Ottawa softball team swept a doubleheader at Yorkville Christian on Saturday, while Seneca's Tessa Krull fired a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts against Newark. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Streator Fire Department announced life support fire vehicles.

The Ottawa High School music program is among the best in the state.

An electronics recycling event will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 21, in the parking lot at 814 Columbus St. in downtown Ottawa.

The La Salle County Sheriff’s Office has a new chief deputy and undersheriff.

Sarah knew before the rest of us. But none of us expected how fast her fight would end.