Was it a firecracker or a gunshot heard last summer at Hi-Tide Campground near Leland? A Streator man needs a judge to believe it was a firecracker or he could face prison.

One of the Jan. 6 protesters pardoned on Monday is a La Salle County man who served part of an 18-month sentence.

A La Salle man was charged Saturday with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property, and released with a court date, for allegedly firing a BB gun at a car.

An Ottawa woman who injured a baby that was not her own was sentenced Thursday to 30 months probation but also ordered to serve three months in jail.

A Marseilles man accused of running a stash house stocked with guns and drugs pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple felonies and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, and returned the following indictments.

A Calumet City man was charged Thursday with aggravated battery following an incident in Ottawa; but Ottawa police said social media reports of a homicide are unfounded.

State police issued 44 citations, including a DUI arrest, and issued 21 warnings during a December specialty patrol in La Salle and Rock Island counties.

He was convicted of running a La Salle County drug ring and told in no uncertain terms he couldn’t possess a gun. Clarence Merritte now faces up to 30 years if convicted of handling a forbidden firearm.