21-year-old Logan Petre of Marseilles appeared in LaSalle County Court Monday and has been charged with murdering his father, 54-year-old Leo Petre in a Marseilles residence Saturday. LaSalle County State’s Attorney Joe Navarro filed three first-degree murder charges, accusing the younger Petre of hitting his father in the head along with strangling him. Prosecutors state that during questioning, he did not deny beating and strangling his father to death. Marseilles Police, according to prosecutors, were called to the 800 block of Opal St. in Marseilles last Friday night where Logan Petre was drunk and causing a disturbance. At that time, his father, Leo, told Marseilles Police he would handle the situation. State’s Attorney Navarro said in court Monday that Marseilles Police were back at the northside Marseilles home four hours later to investigate the report of a man being found unresponsive. Logan Petre has LaSalle County cases pending for trespassing, home invasion, and aggravated battery dating back to June 2023. Logan Petre has a detention hearing on June 26 after his defense requested time to review evidence before the court decides whether Petre should be held in custody awaiting his murder trial.
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Peru police arrested a woman at the Country Manor Apartments in Peru last Thursday on a domestic battery charge. 21-year-old Kathrine D. Barnett of LaSalle was taken to LaSalle County Jail and was given a notice to appear.
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State police are investigating a deadly crash from yesterday morning involving a stolen vehicle in LaSalle County. Authorities say deputies tried to pull over a person driving a stolen vehicle yesterday morning, but the driver fled. The vehicle left the roadway and crashed. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. At this time, law enforcement is actively investigating this incident and is in the process of notifying family members of those involved.
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NCAT is adding an additional route to improve access. Beginning July 1st, NCAT will be providing daily service between Streator and the LaSalle – Peru area which includes trips to Utica, Oglesby, Mendota and Spring Valley. Currently, NCAT only provides service between Streator and the LP area on Tuesdays and Thursdays. NCAT asks riders to be patient as they may have to arrive earlier or be picked up later than requested because they will only be running one bus between the two locations. Call 833-433-6228 to schedule your ride. All rides must be scheduled by 10:00 a.m. two business days in advance, however, due to limited capacity, NCAT may not be able to accommodate all requests.
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An Ottawa woman was arrested at the Hyvee grocery store last Wednesday for leaving the scene of a property damage accident and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 27-year-old Alexis M. Hendrickson was given a citation.
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The Illinois ban on the sale and use of bump stocks and other devices that increase the firing power of semiautomatic weapons remains in place, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday striking down a federal ban on the items. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against banning bump stocks and similar items. The Illinois bump stock ban was enacted as a part of the overall ban on assault weapons following the 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park.
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Three people are wounded following a shooting in Peoria. Police say the victims were shot yesterday in the 600 block of East Arcadia. The victims were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No one is in custody.
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A 16-year-old boy is dead after falling into Lake Michigan. Police say the teen and a 16-year-old girl took a raft out onto the lake from Montrose Beach in Chicago yesterday morning. The raft flipped over, sending both teens into the water. The girl was pulled to shore by someone on the beach, while the boy was pulled from the water by the Chicago Fire Department dive team. He died later at the hospital.
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WEATHER
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10 a.m.
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Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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SPORTS
White Sox Host Astros
The Chicago White Sox look to get back in the win column when they host the Houston Astros at Guaranteed Rate Field tonight. The White Sox dropped two of three on the road against the Diamondbacks over the weekend. Chicago remains at the bottom of the AL Central at 19-and-54. Jonathan Cannon starts for the Southsiders tonight. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m.
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Cubs Collapse Late
The Chicago Cubs surrendered three runs in the top of the ninth during a 7-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field. Ian Happ gave Chicago a three-run lead when he smoked a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh, but Hector Neris gave up a go-ahead three-run home run to Thairo Estrada in the top of the ninth and was charged with his second loss in relief. Michael Busch homered in the losing effort. The Cubs are in last place in the NL Central at 34-and-39. Justin Steele starts for the Cubs against the Giants tonight.
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Fire Earn Two Weekly Awards
Two members of the Chicago Fire FC are being honored for their roles in the club’s 4-1 rout of Toronto over the weekend. Head coach Frank Klopas and midfielder Fabian Herbers were both named to the MLS Team of the Matchday yesterday. Klopas coached the team to its fourth straight match without a loss, while Herbers tallied two assists in the victory. The Fire are at Orlando City on Saturday.