A commercial fire was being battled Tuesday afternoon in Sheridan. Injuries to persons on scene have not been ruled out.

An individual was life flighted to the hospital following a crash between a car and a semi tractor trailer on Monday morning near the Grand Ridge Grade School.

A Streator man was cited Saturday after police said they found a firearm on him during a search.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police have a valuable tool for winter rescues on the icy Illinois, Fox and Vermilion rivers.

Ottawa native Sharon Eschbach Coleman recently made a $50,000 donation to the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation’s Robert M. Eschbach Fund.

Students in third through fifth grades from Ottawa and Streator high school feeder schools will benefit from a $1,000 SRCCF community grant.

The Marquette and Seneca girls basketball teams posted Tri-County Conference wins on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa girls basketball team, after a tough first half shooting, used defense to create offense in the second half of Monday's 48-36 victory over Sandwich at Kingman Gymnasium.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Seneca boys basketball’s Paxton Giertz!