La Salle City Council

Jamie Hicks, an outspoken advocate for change, announced Friday he will be running for La Salle mayor in 2025 with the goal to bring back the town everyone loves and ensure everyone has a voice.

La Salle’s public works department may have a new vehicle and equipment database by the end of the month as the La Salle City Council approved the purchase of a computer system.

The La Salle City Council is set to spend $92,000 for a 2024 sewer cleaning and televiewing project.

Amateur and professional gardeners in the Illinois Valley will have another garden to share their green thumbs as La Salle will open a Community Garden in 2025.

The city of La Salle has a new ambulance provider – Stark County Ambulance Service – as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

The Perfectly Flawed Foundation acquired a supporting sponsor for its auction gala on Nov. 15 – the La Salle City Council voted in favor of donating $1,250 in city funds to the cause.

La Salle soon may have 12 pickleball courts after the City Council approved six more courts Monday.

La Salle residents will no longer be allowed to keep female ducks and chickens, as the City Council voted Tuesday to amend the previous ordinance.

Paul Murphy, who served two terms as mayor from 1989-1997, died Monday at his home in La Salle. He was 96. It was during Murphy’s tenure that La Salle’s development in the east end, of which J.C. Whitney became a cornerstone, took off.

Residents will need to be more concise during public comment at La Salle City Council meetings, after an ordinance was passed Monday.

The La Salle City Council ended its agreement with Paramedic Services of Illinois, Inc. and will begin formal negotiations with Stark County Ambulance.

Work has begun on an outdoor fitness court at Rotary Park in La Salle, which was made possible by a $50,000 grant from the National Fitness Campaign and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Businessman Gary Hammers announced his candidacy for La Salle mayor in the 2025 election.

Visitors to the Starved Rock Family Campground in La Salle may have a new energy source as early as September, thanks in part to a federal grant.

The Illinois Valley PADS homeless shelter is another step closer to its goal after the La Salle City Council voted in favor of the city donating $4,000 to the creation of new websites.

The La Salle City Council will hold off on voting on a proposed ordinance limiting public comment time during meetings and regulating the rules of conduct for residents while in city buildings.

La Salle will be getting a new street sweeper.

Testimony Wednesday from La Salle-Peru area residents and officials carried a different tune than a hearing in Ottawa earlier this month pertaining to OSF HealthCare’s plans to modify services in the region.

La Salle may be home to a new cannabis craft growing facility within the next year.

The city of La Salle is exploring acquiring a new street sweeper next year, Finance Director John Duncan said during Tuesday’s budget hearing.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, which is tasked with reviewing OSF HealthCare’s application for service changes in La Salle County, will conduct a public hearing 4 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Central Intermediate School in Ottawa.

The Pollution Control Board ruled in the city of La Salle’s favor Thursday following a February hearing requested by several La Salle residents.

The Citizens for Healthcare in Ottawa recently filed a complaint with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice regarding OSF HealthCare’s plan to build a new Ottawa hospital and move medical services currently in Ottawa to Peru.

The Illinois Valley Food and Deli in La Salle may be open for business by the mid- to end of June, co-owner Nizar Tharani said.

The La Salle City Council approved Tuesday an emergency sanitary sewer replacement bid for $37,020 from Universal Asphalt and Excavating.

CL Real Estate Development recently requested the assistance of the La Salle Business Association to facilitate a meeting between downtown businesses.

CL Enterprises responded Tuesday after the La Salle City Council voted the previous day to terminate an economic development agreement with the company over the construction of a downtown brewpub.

Mike Bird has a knack for renovating buildings, previously converting an old building into the Auditorium Ballroom. Now, he aims to restore another building with the city’s help.

La Salle residents considering purchasing a container home may have to store it outside city limits, as the City Council voted Tuesday to move the discussion to planning and zoning.

The La Salle City Council approved last week a redevelopment incentive program grant of $12,500

The Ottawa City Council and 250 citizens voiced their opinion of OSF Healthcare's plan for the current and future hospitals in Ottawa.

The brewpub project at 801 First St. in downtown La Salle will have to continue without economic incentives from the city, if it is to come to fruition.

The La Salle City Council approved a letter of support Monday for OSF HealthCare’s plan for Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, after hearing the city of Ottawa and the La Salle County Board will consider passing a resolution in opposition of it.

La Salle residents who have voiced their concerns about the accumulation of litter have been heard, as the city will host its first cleanup day Saturday, May 18.

The La Salle City Council approved Monday more than $70,000 for commercial redevelopment grants.

The city of La Salle’s former public works building at 500 Second St. is up for auction, the city announced Wednesday.

Take a look inside the former La Salle Public Works building on Second and Wright streets in La Salle. The 18,000 square foot building and parking lot now is on the market. The two-story, brick building was the site where the city housed its vehicles and other storage items. It served as a former car dealership and armory during the Korean War. The building is appraised at $256,500.

The La Salle City Council agreed Monday to buy a net to address safety concerns regarding players from the men’s softball league hitting balls into the little league field at Hegeler Park.

La Salle agreed to a one-year contract with Global Site Location Industries, an economic development consultant and development marketing agency.

The city of La Salle will form a committee to address safety concerns regarding players from the men’s softball league hitting balls into the little league field at Hegeler Park.

The city of La Salle found amounts of lead higher than EPA-acceptable levels in the drinking water of some La Salle homes, Chris Perra, the owner of TEST and certified water operator, said during Monday’s city council meeting. He said it comes from some residents' plumbing.

Walking or biking to Rotary Park is risky – the Troy Grove blacktop is too busy for pedestrians – so the city of La Salle is again seeking to make the park accessible from Route 351.

The La Salle City Council approved a recommendation by the Planning Commission that a special use permit be granted to John Hurst to add an onsite crematorium to Hurst Funeral Home, 650 Fifth St.

La Salle City Council meetings are now being recorded – the cameras were rolling at a Monday test run – and Monday’s recording soon should be available for viewing.

The old La Salle Office Supply building in downtown La Salle is getting a makeover.

Construction on U.S. 6 from the Little Vermilion River to the Bureau County line is estimated to begin this summer, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

La Salle will not be live streaming its City council meeting Monday night, as the cameras have not been delivered, Public Information Officer Brent Bader said in an email.

Mike Bird turned an old downtown La Salle building into retail and event space. Now, the city will help him rehab another downtown structure.

La Salle city meetings soon will be live-streamed – possibly for the second meeting in January, certainly for February.

La Salle may consider live-streaming city council meetings after a resident asked about it during Wednesday night’s meeting.