Illinois State Police Troop 2 announced Tuesday troopers will launch the following specialty patrols in December in La Salle County.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, Nov. 19, and returned the following indictments.

The next history lecture for the Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum is scheduled 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at the museum, 1100 Canal St.

Two of the defendants in the “Jane Doe” lawsuit against the city of Ottawa have been dropped from the case.

A La Salle man was granted pre-trial release Friday after prosecutors charged him with having unlawful sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl.

A Sheridan man about to served with an arrest warrant Thursday shot himself and died, authorities said Friday.

A Streator man who police said barricaded himself in a residence Sunday in South Streator recently was charged with sexual exploitation of a child and predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.

Chester Weger has not yet succeeded in overturning his murder conviction – but a judge ruled Friday he can keep trying.

Handel’s Christmas “Messiah” concert will be performed 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at First Baptist Church, 103 W. McKinley Road, Ottawa.