This spring, La Salle and Bureau county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Does your car need a good scrubbing? Chances are, it was a rare bout of dirty rain on Wednesday that spurred your upcoming trip to the car wash.

A tornado watch has been issued for La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, Livingston and Marshall counties until 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Putnam County was hit hard with straight-line winds Friday night into Saturday morning, leaving hundreds without power. There were, however, no injuries.

Bureau County will not enter into an agreement to house Cook County inmates at its jail.

Illinios State Police said Tuesday they are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on Route 29, about 1 mile west of Route 89, near Spring Valley.

With the forecast calling for wind chills as low as -18 degrees at 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago, schools in Bureau County are adapting their schedules for Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Farmers and grocery shop owners in La Salle County are bracing for the impact the U.S. faces of a potential trade war from recently imposed federal tariffs.

The village of DePue is uncertain about the status of a $23 million grant previously approved by the federal government to build a new wastewater treatment plant that would halt raw sewage from backing up into the basements of homes during floods.