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La Salle firefighters responded to a fully engulfed two-story home in the 800 block of Bucklin Street on Friday, Jan. 23. A woman, her son and their dog evacuated safely before crews arrived. Firefighters from La Salle, Peru, Oglesby and Utica fire departments worked together to battle the blaze in subzero temperatures. Peru Fire Department provided an aerial truck to help crews reach the roof. Firefighters broke windows and cut a hole in the roof to access the seat of the fire. Bucklin Street was closed between 8th and 9th Streets during firefighting operations.
School districts across the Illinois Valley have announced full closures or shifts to e-learning on Friday due to the dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills forecast.
A 78-year-old Princeton man was hurt in train-truck accident early Wednesday, the Bureau County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.
Firefighters from multiple departments battled a house fire on Saturday night. One Spring Valley firefighter was injured during the blaze, but was treated and released at the scene.
A Spring Valley family was safely evacuated late Saturday afternoon after a fire apparently destroyed their home in the 200 block of East Devlin Street.
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton recently notified patients that some of their personal and medical information may have been exposed in a breach involving its former electronic health record software vendor, Cerner.
The Illinois State Police is investigating a death in Bureau County.
The IDPH state board voted to approve OSF\u2019s consolidation plan on Tuesday night in Bolingbrook, despite a strong effort from communities on the east side of La Salle County.
La Salle County authorities have identified the victim killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday on Interstate 39 between Oglesby and Tonica.
Multiple agencies responded to a structure fire at the Marquis Energy property in Hennepin early Wednesday afternoon
A Princeton man was found deceased on Sunday after entering the Illinois River, the Putnam County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a Monday news release.
A motorcyclist died after a single-vehicle crash on Route 6 east of the Interstate 180 overpass late Thursday night, according to a Bureau County Sheriff\u2019s Office press release.
Steven Olson always dreamed of playing on the game show Jeopardy one day. Knocking off a 7-day champion and winning four games was not a part of that dream. The Princeton band instructor won four straight games pocketing more than $76,000 in prize money.
Buffington said it took about 35 minutes to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n