If you haven't paid your real estate taxes; La Salle County is going to apply pressure. Treasurer James Spelich says if you miss by this Friday, you'll receive a ten dollar certified letter. That goes on your tax bill. October 8th is the last day to pay before your name is published in the n…

Starved Rock Country is getting dryer and the list of “Burn Bans” gets longer. The latest includes Mendota Fire and the Protection Districts of Mendota-Troy Grove, Leonore and Standard. They're joining Tonica, Lostant, Granville/Hennepin, Utica and Cedar Point in forbiding most ANY kind open…

Two out-of-staters are starting their rap sheets in prison. Circuit Judge Marc Bernabei sentenced 34-year old Ernesto Cabanzo-Rosas and 20-year old Sonia Ibarra in Bureau County Court Wednesday. The Columbus, Ohio residents were each charged with possessing methamphetamine and trafficking fe…

The last few weeks, For the Record has focused on subjects like the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

New COVID cases and COVID-related deaths are up in La Salle County. This Friday's report indicates six people died from coronavirus-related illness in the past seven days. They include men in their 40's and 60's and a woman in her 50's, two women in their 60's and another in her 80's. New ca…

It was a busy night for first responders in Mendota.

Traditional Homecoming festivities are making a comeback this fall for L-P High School.

The warm, dry weather is prompting burn bans across Starved Rock Country.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with a Morris battery company to clean up a warehouse where a June fire led to the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents.

Dust off the cowboy boots and head to downtown Oglesby this Saturday night.

A man accused of having sexual relations with two young teenage girls from La Salle County is going to trial.

The largest health care provider in Starved Rock Country has put out updated COVID-19 hospitalization numbers.

The amount of people fully vaccinated in Starved Rock Country continues a slow climb towards 50 percent.

The state's largest wine festival returns to Utica but at a different location.

After a year away due to the pandemic, it's time for the return of the Breakfast at the Airport.

Your help is needed in stopping a rash of vandalism in Princeton.

A La Salle County Grand Jury has returned a number of indictments.

The Bureau County Grand Jury has returned a number of indictments, and a couple of the most serious cases come from Spring Valley.