Woman dies after two-vehicle crash in Pontiac
PONTIAC – An Edwardsville woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Pontiac on Monday. According to Livingston County Coroner Danny Watson, just before 5 a.m. on Monday, authorities responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate-55 near
LaSalle County Land Use Department to host public hearing
OTTAWA – The La Salle County Land Use Department has completed the draft of La Salle County Comprehensive Plan update. A public hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the La Salle County
LP Senior Chance Hank signs letter of intent with Prairie State Tractor Tech Student Program
LA SALLE-PERU — Chance Hank, a LaSalle-Peru Township High School senior, recently signed his letter of intent to accept entry into the Prairie State Tractor Tech Student Program. The program provides students up to $12,000 in tuition reimbursement
NHL Playoffs: NJ Devils defeat NY Rangers to advance to second round
The New Jersey Devils finalized their amazing comeback on Monday night, defeating the New York Rangers by a score of 4-0 in Game 7 and advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Devils
76ers defeat Celtics in Game 1; Nuggets take 2-0 series lead against Suns
* The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 119-115 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup on Monday night. James Harden tied his playoff career high with 45 points and scored the go-ahead 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds
Lending a hand; Two Mendota officers help struggling resident with appliance
MENDOTA – “To Protect & Serve” took on a new meaning on Monday afternoon in Mendota when a resident was having a difficult time moving a stove into their home. Officer Daniel Hernandez noticed the woman struggling
Over 70 cars involved in fatal pileup on I-55 downstate
FARMERSVILLE – A massive interstate pileup in downstate Illinois injured almost forty people and took six lives. The Illinois State Police say that around 11 AM on Monday there were crashes on both the northbound and southbound
Illinois Valley Tumble Team claims two state titles
PERU — The Illinois Valley Y Tumbling and Trampoline team traveled with 24 of their athletes to the 2023 Northern Illinois USTA state competition in Bloomington this past Saturday. All 24 athletes qualified for the USTA National
The Super Mario Bros. Movie becomes first film of 2023 to gross $1 billion
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has become the first film released in 2023 to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The film is now just the fifth movie (and first animated film) since before the COVID-19
Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ officially canceled by Meta
Red Table Talk—the celebrity talk show co-hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith, and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris—has been canceled after five seasons. The cancellation of the series (which launched in 2018 on Meta’s streaming