MENDOTA – Mendota’s Police Department gained a full time officer this week. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Chief Gregory Kellen was proud to announce that Officer Daniel Hernandez is on the force full-time after […]

  EDEN TWP – North 2550th Road in Eden Township will be closed for a culvert replacement on Wednesday. The project is located 1/3 mile East of IL Route 251. The work is expected to […]

  OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board Chairman Jim Olson will be running for a full term next year. Olson, formerly the LaSalle County Circuit Clerk, was appointed as chairman in February after Jerry Hicks’ announcement to step […]

  OTTAWA – This week of September is being recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is reminding all farm workers to stay safe, especially during the upcoming harvest […]

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four Indiana lawmakers called for a state investigation to determine whether more than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains found at the Illinois home of a late Indiana abortion clinic doctor were […]