Your local Congressman claims Democrats are playing politics with that proposed trillion dollar spending bill. Congressman Adam Kinzinger says that five times Congress has provided real relief to the American people through bipartisan legislation.

The reason for sending gunfire into the side of a Streator house early Saturday? That is something Streator police may learn later Saturday. Officers were dispatched around 3:20am today (Saturday) to the 100 block of East Tenth Street. No reported injuries. Police didn't say anything further…

A renovation project in rural LaMoille is going to take longer. Somehow a fire got going Friday evening in an unoccupied house on Route 92 north of town. A passerby called it in around 6:40pm and five departments responded.

Already facing a host of prior weapons charges, a Peru man is in trouble yet again.

Whether you oversee a staff working at a radio station, hospital or school, it appears the best approach is to not have all your workers be vaccinated at the same time.

It's the end of an era for a longtime fire chief.

Here's another example of how low some people can go.

Some anxious moments at Earlville Jr./Sr. High School.

As expected, the La Salle County Health Department opened up registration on Thursday to more folks who want the COVID-19 vaccine.

A convicted felon from Streator is headed back to prison.

A teenager was seriously hurt in a wreck on the east end of La Salle.

A hefty bond amount for an alleged drug dealer in Streator.

Another day, another COVID-19 related death being reported in La Salle County.

It was fade to black for a few hours in Oglesby.

With the vaccination eligibility list expanding under Phase 1B, the number of places to get your shot continues to increase.

If you're around Easter weekend, maybe you can lend a hand and help clean up Starved Rock State Park.

Getting around downtown Ottawa could be a little tougher than usual.

Another day, another silver lining to the daily COVID-19 numbers, at least in La Salle County. The health department announced far fewer new cases than recoveries on Wednesday. Thirty-nine more people in the county have been diagnosed with the virus, but 107 more have recovered.

Already awaiting possible punishment on two other charges, a Streator man has added burglary to his wrap sheet.

If you live in the western part of Starved Rock Country and you were looking forward to getting on the expanded Phase 1 B vaccine list, you're going to have to wait.