A judge was thinking about giving Nicholas Huber more of a shot at pre-trial release. A call from La Salle County Jail may have changed the judge’s mind.

K-9 Officer Maddox retired from the Peru Police Department after five years of service alongside his handler Sgt. Matt Peters.

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Students at Marquette Academy will present "Once Upon A Time." Adapted for the stage by Paul Sills, the performance features the stories in the collection of the Grimm Brothers and Aesop's Fables. Once Upon A Time will be performed 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Marquette Grade School. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for children and seniors. Tickets will be sold at the door. The production is directed by Jane Mills.

The City of Morris celebrated the many, many contributions of Operation St. Nick founder Joe Schmitz on Monday, officially renaming Locust Road south of US Route 6 to Joe Schmitz Drive.

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Woodstock is serving as a temporary relocation center following a fire Tuesday evening that killed one, left two hospitalized and displaced more than 30. The church is accepting donations, including canned food, toiletries, shoes and clothing.

According to the Illinois Report Card, 42.2% of students were chronically absent during the 2023-24 school year.

The Streator Parks and Open Spaces Board has moved forward with a recommendation to the Streator City Council for pickleball courts at Anderson Fields Golf Course in Streator.

A Crystal Lake cat returned to his Crystal Lake home Saturday, a bullet in his spine, dragging his hind legs and paralyzed from its midsection down.

The Music Suite 408 Third Sunday Afternoon Acoustic Jam Series is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Music Suite 408 in Peru.