A flatbed semi truck hauling two clamshell buckets for excavating equipment, struck the Seventh Street overpass above Route 251 on Monday in Peru. The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. One of the northbound lanes of Route 251 was closed. Peru Police and Illinois State Police helped with directing traffic.
La Salle County State;s Attorney Joe Navarro held a news conference on Monday, March 10, 2025, at the La Salle County Government Complex in Ottawa, regarding Joshua Casey, who is charged with murder and concealment of a homicidal death.
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