Two DePue men were ordered detained Thursday in Bureau County Jail after being charged with non-probationable drug offenses.

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La Salle firefighters responded to a fully engulfed two-story home in the 800 block of Bucklin Street on Friday, Jan. 23. A woman, her son and their dog evacuated safely before crews arrived. Firefighters from La Salle, Peru, Oglesby and Utica fire departments worked together to battle the blaze in subzero temperatures. Peru Fire Department provided an aerial truck to help crews reach the roof. Firefighters broke windows and cut a hole in the roof to access the seat of the fire. Bucklin Street was closed between 8th and 9th Streets during firefighting operations.

Firefighters from multiple companies spent more than four hours Friday extinguishing a blaze that appeared to have destroyed a two-story home in the 800 block of Bucklin Street.

All activities on Saturday, Jan 24 at OTHS are not cancelled and are currently on schedule.

The Streator Elks Lodge #591 is giving back to the community with donations that support local students, veterans and families in need.

A single-family home in Peru that sold for $225,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in La Salle County in the past week

The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees Facilities Committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to review current and upcoming construction projects.

A 1,367-square-foot single-family residence, built in 2006, has changed hands.

Two men await detention hearings after a Wednesday traffic stop in Peru yielded more than 2 ounces of cocaine -- and after a pair of search warrants yielded guns and another 4-plus pounds of cocaine.