The Chief Judge’s Office of the 13th Judicial Circuit posted notices at the courthouse announcing the judicial vacancy. Interested attorneys are to apply by March 11.

A Streator man is headed to prison for sexually assaulting a girl younger than 13.

Neither of the suspects in Tuesday's drug bust in the 300 block of Prairie Street was granted pre-trial release.

A Chicago man who choked his girlfriend and then launched an armed standoff in Mendota is going to prison for four years. A judge rejected Shaquille Jones’ request for probation with alcohol treatment.

An Ottawa woman avoided prison Thursday despite bilking the federal government of more than $20,000 in COVID-19 relief funds; but Amanda Rogers will spend a year in county custody.

A La Salle County judge has been appointed to a domestic battery case against attorney Chuck Bretz. A defense motion has been filed for a protective order on sensitive materials in the case.

Two Ottawa residents would face long prison sentences if convicted for a Tuesday drug bust that yielded 9 ounces of methamphetamine and an ounce of cocaine.

The driver in an Interstate 80 crash that killed a Naperville mom will stay jailed while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.

The La Salle County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging residents to explore trap-and-release as a means of dealing with the overpopulation of feral cats.