The Ottawa City Council didn’t mention much about the Peltier Factory cleanup at their normal council meeting last night. When asked about it after the meeting ended, Mayor Hasty brushed it aside saying the city would tear down a portion of the Peltier site. This would mean the city is automatically going to treat and not remove
the contaminated soil under Peltier at 518 DeLeon Street and request the second of three federal grant options, the 1 point 7 million dollar one.
The city is still not sure if this second plan calls for adding clean soil after capping with cement. More discussion is expected but it’s not known if public input is allowed.
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Early Sunday morning 27-year-old Amanda Morehouse of LaSalle was placed under arrest by Peru police for an alleged DUI at 7th Street and Route 251. She was taken to the LaSalle County Courthouse and given a court date of November 21st. Morehouse was pulled over initially for speeding.
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59-year-old Mary Perez of LaSalle was charged with retail theft at the Peru Walmart Sunday at about 10:45 a.m. Peru police took Perez to jail.
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28-year-old Terrence J Nichols of Aurora was stopped by Peru Police for speeding Saturday night at 4th and Putnam. Police later determined he was driving with a suspended license. He was released with an Ottawa court date.
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53-year-old Brenda Malone of Chicago was arrested for retail theft and obstructing identification. She was released by Peru Police with a notice to appear and a court date. The theft took place Sunday afternoon at the Walmart in Peru.
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43-year-old Michael A. Travis of Princeton was charged with domestic battery at the Sapp Brothers gas station in Peru. The incident took place Monday at 3:30 in the afternoon. Travis was taken to the LaSalle County jail.
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59-year-old Danny L Buck of Oglesby was arrested for theft at the Peru Hyvee on Friday evening last week. The theft was less than 20 dollars and Buck was released with a notice to appear.
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A 43-year-old homeless man, William R Byrne, was arrested by Peru Police Thursday at 10:30 pm at 7th and Fulton. He was charged with stealing the car he was in, resisting arrest, and taken to LaSalle County jail.
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The City of Ottawa Fire Chief Brian Bressner says carbon monoxide Co 2 alarms are a great idea. Ideally, you should have one on every floor. Bressner says a couple of parts per million is not deadly but a sure warning to call the fire department. The Fire Department will come in and find out where exactly the problem area is and direct an HVAC company to look at it. The Ottawa Fire Department is also looking to have at least two paramedics on every rig that goes to a fire.
Chief Bressner was on the Jay Leseure show Tuesday morning on WCMY.
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Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin provided a status update on her efforts to end the state’s moratorium on building new nuclear reactors:
“As a result of ongoing negotiations with the support of the Senate President, his team, and other stakeholders, we are in the process of finalizing the language for legislation that I believe will be voted on in the Senate this week.
“The new legislation will have similar language to Senate Bill 2591, which I filed last month. I hope that this new bill will address the concerns of the Governor by including a very specific and intentional definition of what constitutes new nuclear within our state. Furthermore, it will include state-level oversight in addition to the already stringent oversight laid out by the federal government.
“Nuclear energy runs 24/7, 365 days a year, rain or shine. Nuclear is the clean and affordable energy that is necessary to help power Illinois and America’s future. The federal regulatory permitting process takes six to eight years, so we must act quickly to ensure that our state has the opportunity to take advantage of the amazing advancements in new nuclear technology that have occurred over the past couple of decades. The longer we wait to end this moratorium, Illinois falls further behind the rest of the nation.”
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WEATHER:
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7 pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind of 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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OBITUARIES:
Zelpha (Scott) Grobe, 95, of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday, October 29th, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 10th, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 9th, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa and the church one hour before the service on Friday.
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Darlene Kay Burke, age 72, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday, November 4th, at her home. Funeral services will be held at Noon on Friday, November 10th at Stavanger Lutheran Church. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to service time Friday at the church. Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home is assisting the family.
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Stuart Jay Warren, 87, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 4th, at his home on the farm in Serena Township.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday, November 9th, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Burial will follow at West Serena Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday, at the funeral home.
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Cara Graham, 81, of Marseilles, passed away Sunday, November 5th, at Aperion Care in Marseilles. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, November 8th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Columba Church. Burial will take place at a later date. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home.
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Robert Charles Kember, 84, of Serena, passed away on Sunday, November 5th, at his home. Funeral services will be at noon on Friday, November 10th, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Burial will follow at West Serena Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.
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Aurelio Peña, 86, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, November 6th, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 9th, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Ottawa Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park.
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Walter Kevin Nelson, 66, of Ottawa, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 4th. Visitation will take place on Friday, November 10th, from 4 until 7 PM at Mueller Funeral Home. Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 11 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ottawa.
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HIGH SCHOOL LOCAL SPORTS:
BOYS BOWLING
Mendota 3,331, Hall 2,392: Landon Bauer rolled a 681 series Tuesday as the Trojans opened the season with a victory over the Red Devils at Ladd Lanes.
St. Bede 2,354, Erie-Prophetstown 2,125: Henry Mertel rolled a 464 series to lead the Bruins to a season-opening victory on the road.
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Revived IHSA district proposal submitted for potential approval
District football has been put back in the conversation as a group of member schools have submitted a proposal to have an IHSA-engineered district playoff system take the place of the current playoff system.
Four conferences, the Apollo Conference, Big Twelve Conference, DuPage Valley Conference, and Interstate 8 Conference, jointly submitted a proposal for IHSA football to switch to a district format, which would feature the IHSA grouping like-sized teams and scheduling the football season for schools based on those groupings.
The IHSA released by-law amendment proposals to the member schools on Tuesday, among them was a proposal to reduce contact days in the summer from 25 to 18 days.
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PRO/COLLAGE SPORTS:
>>Bulls Host Suns
(Chicago, IL) — The Bulls will try to get a winning streak going when they host the Phoenix Suns at United Center tonight. The Bulls are coming off a dominant 130-113 win over the Utah Jazz at home on Monday night. Chicago is in 12th place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-and-5 record. Tonight’s game tips off at 7:00 PM.
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>>Cubs’ Craig Counsell Wanted A “New” Challenge
(Chicago, IL) — The Cubs’ new manager is shedding light on why he left the Brewers. The Wisconsin native told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yesterday that he wanted a “new professional challenge” and felt the Cubs represented the best landing spot for him. He also thanked the Brewers organization and expressed his gratitude for being part of Milwaukee’s community. ESPN reports the record-setting deal will pay the 53-year-old 40 million dollars over the next five seasons. Counsell takes over for David Ross, who was fired despite leading Chicago to an 83-and-79 record last season. The Cubs have missed the playoffs over the past three seasons.
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>>Four Bears Miss Practice
(Lake Forest, IL) — The Bears are slowly getting more healthy. The team had just four players missing from practice with injuries yesterday, including starting linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. Quarterback Justin Fields was a limited participant for the second day in a row as he tried to make his way back to the field after dislocating his thumb against Minnesota in Week Six. The Bears take on the Panthers on Thursday Night Football tomorrow.
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>>White Sox Hire Thames To Be Hitting Coach
(Chicago, IL) — The White Sox have finalized their 2024 coaching staff. The team hired former Angels hitting coach Marcus Thames to fill the same role in the South Side. Thames was the hitting coach for the Marlins in 2022 before joining the Angels last season. The Sox also added first-base coach Jason Bourgeois, assistant pitching coach Matt Wise, assistant coach Grady Sizemore, and catching coach Drew Butera to round out their staff.
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>>Blackhawks Prepare For Lightning
(Chicago, IL) — The Blackhawks are gearing up for tomorrow’s contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Hawks are coming off a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Chicago remains in last place in the Central Division with eight points and a 4-7-and-0 record. Tomorrow’s game gets started at 6:00 PM.
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>>Notre Dame Drops In CFP Rankings
(South Bend, IN) — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are free-falling in the most recent CFP rankings. The Irish dropped from number 15 to number 20 in yesterday’s poll. Notre Dame lost to unranked Clemson 31-23 on Saturday. The Irish dropped to 7-and-3 overall. They host Wake Forest in their next game on November 18th.
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>>College Basketball Round Up
In college basketball action yesterday, the DePaul Blue Demons lost to Fort Wayne 82-74. Tonight, Loyola hosts number nine Florida Atlantic.
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Waubonsee 88, IVCC 82: Roderick Watson-Pearcsey scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Eagles lost in Sugar Grove.