Livingston County

Two men from Streator have been charged in connection with a residential burglary in rural Cornell, following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.

Four Streator men were charged Tuesday with the seldom-filed felony of criminal drug conspiracy. Streator police said other suspects in a drug and theft ring would be charged, as well.

The police searched the truck Sunday and found binoculars and bolt cutters in the cab. The trailer they were hauling was stolen. Both driver and passenger had been previously granted pre-trial release.

The period for filing nomination petitions for the April 1 Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustee election begins Nov. 12.

The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra is partnering with the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation to support its needs.

The first freezing temperatures of the seasons are expected to roll in Tuesday night and Wednesday morning for a large portion of northern Illinois, the Nation Weather Service reports.

A 70-year-old Chicago man arrested this summer in Livingston County now faces new felony charges in Ottawa after police said he bought a lawnmower using a fraudulent check and ID.

Woodland School administrators and the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office determined comments made by a junior high school student to a group of students Thursday didn’t pose any threat to the safety or well-being of students, teachers and staff.

The IDNR will host public meetings throughout northern Illinois to provide information on the status of chronic wasting disease, its effect on free-ranging deer populations, and IDNR’s ongoing efforts to manage the disease, including a meeting in Princeton.

The suspect in last month’s shooting at Streator City Park has a lawyer, a new court date and soon might have a new judge. Tyshawn Doyle is being held at La Salle County Jail.

A Streator man was arrested Monday by a U.S. Marshals task force for charges connected to a shooting that occurred July 20 in City Park.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees is seeking applicants willing to serve as a trustee until the April 2025 election

Streator police said Monday two men had an apparent dispute in the parking lot of City Park that led to the Saturday shooting.

The gunshot victim injured Saturday in Streator is expected to recover from his injuries, Streator police said Sunday.

Scattered tree limbs, utility wires and some poles were downed across La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties Monday night after storms with wind gusts as high as 60 to 70 mph passed through the region.

A tornado warning was issued until 12:30 a.m. in La Salle and Livingston counties for Streator, Pontiac and Dwight.

Join the Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District for a Women in Ag Meeting: Ideas Inc. – How to Add Conservation to Your Land.

The Livingston County 4-H Show is scheduled July 17-20.

If your taxes this year are higher than in 2023, it's likely because your home is worth more. A tax analysis revealed tax rates mainly slid while residential values soared.

Illinois hunters took a preliminary statewide record of 17,208 wild turkeys during the 2024 Illinois spring turkey season.

The Diocese of Peoria announced Saturday it will merge 156 parishes into 75 parishes with 127 worship sites, and in the process, close a handful of churches in La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall and Livingston counties.

The IDOA encourages farmers and agrichemical facilities to take part in a free agrichemical container recycling program. Beginning in the middle of July and continuing into August, sites throughout the state will collect containers that are recycled to make shipping pallets.

Four Woodland Hall of Fame inductees spoke Friday during an assembly for students, teachers and some community members at the school's gymnasium.

Community and family members gathered Saturday to remember 7-year-old Dalton Mesarchik, of Streator, and to seek answers and justice following his 2003 homicide.

Here are four takeaways from Tuesday’s primary election in La Salle and Bureau counties.

Incumbent state Rep. Dennis Tipsword, R-Metamora, is sitting in good position to gain the Republican nomination for the November general election, in a district that includes La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall and Livingston counties.

Grundy County Board Chairman Chris Balkema held nearly a 2 to 1 lead Tuesday night in the Illinois 53rd Senate District race for the Republican nomination.

The National Weather Service is asking residents to use caution Monday with any outdoor burning or open flames and with the disposal of smoking materials as the agency issued an elevated fire danger alert.

A tornado warning was issued for western Bureau County, including Kewanee, Galva and Neponset to 9:15 p.m. Monday.

Join the Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation DistricT for a Toolshed Talk to learn about how conservation practices can be beneficial for the farm. Hear how other local farmers are making conservation work for them.

The Woodland FFA celebrated National FFA Week last week, including hosting an ag expo for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students at the school.

State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget puts too much priority on migrants over the needs of Illinois families.

State Sen. Tom Bennett, R-Gibson City, traveled across his district, which includes La Salle, Bureau, Grundy, Livingston and Putnam counties, to ensure the senior citizens within it felt loved and remembered for Valentine’s Day.

The North Central Illinois Council of Governments is seeking input from Internet Service Providers in Bureau, Grundy, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam and Stark counties.

The Streator City Council agreed to give a company up to two years to create a solar farm on the former Smith Douglas fertilizer manufacturing site.

There still is time to help shape North Central Illinois’ broadband future.

The Maitri Path to Wellness opened Monday its outpatient counseling services at 710 Peoria St. in downtown Peru with plans to begin taking in residents for its addiction recovery as soon as February.

Weather updates for La Salle, Bureau, Putnam and Livingston counties.

The Livingston County Health Department is now offering the RSV vaccine (Abrysvo) to individuals ages 60 and older, as well as eligible pregnant women.

Livingston County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Zico retired Dec. 12 at the age of 10, after 8 1/2 years of service with the sheriff’s office.

The Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District will host its 79th annual meeting 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Pontiac Elks Club, 459 Elks Club Road, with a breakfast buffet.

Dr. James Day announced he would be stepping down Dec. 11 from the Livingston County Board of Health after 46 years of dedicated service.

North Central Illinois Council of Governments partnered with TPMA and BHC to develop a Broadband Recovery Plan for Bureau, Grundy, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam and Stark counties.

Deer taken in Bureau, La Salle, Putnam, Marshall and LIvingston counties were up in 2023 from the previous firearm hunting season.

A 34-year-old Streator man was arrested Friday morning by La Salle County Sheriff’s deputies following a short vehicle pursuit and foot chase.

Hunters took nearly 1,000 more deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between Nov. 17-19 than they did in 2022, including in Bureau, La Salle and Putnam counties.

The Livingston County Board chairman will announce the appointment of a new coroner at the Thursday, Dec. 14, County Board meeting.

Here is a roundup of Christmas events across La Salle, Bureau, Putnam and Livingston counties and some surrounding communities.

Four felony drug suspects were picked up in separate busts Friday in Streator.

Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said it recovered more than 298 grams of cocaine (about 0.6 pounds), Xanax, $9,000 and two firearms in an arrest of three individuals in South Streator.