A Streator man who set fire to the New Brite Spot in Ottawa in 2023 admitted Friday to violating his probation. John F. Smith could go to prison this time.

He was facing up to 30 years for holding up a credit union in Streator – and then got caught with a gun – but Charles Spencer’s testimony helped put away a murderer and won him a break.

She is alleged to have hidden in an attic crawl space while drug agents raided her Streator home. That, a judge ruled Thursday, made Tiffany Daniels a bad risk for pre-trial release.

Police and prosecutors would like to see the SAFE-T Act repealed, which Springfield is unlikely to do. But can the act be fixed? Local law enforcement had a few suggestions.

A Streator woman was charged with multiple felonies after a Wednesday drug raid yielded purported crack and powder cocaine plus methamphetamine.

Police and drug agents seized nearly 2 ounces of purported heroin during a Tuesday traffic stop in rural La Salle.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.

Three Marseilles residents have sued the city of Marseilles in federal court in Chicago, alleging that city officials “retaliated” against them for exercising their rights to free speech

Circuit Court Judge Michelle A. Vescogni announced Monday her Republican candidacy to continue her service to the citizens of La Salle, Bureau, and Grundy Counties in the position to which she was appointed in the spring.