The La Salle Police Department has released some information on a man from La Salle who has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl from Ottawa. The incident came to light on November 12th when a 13-year-old girl contacted the La Salle County Sheriff's Office to report a criminal sexual assault t...

NEWS: An extensive criminal operation was recently disrupted in La Salle County, where authorities reported the theft of 30 firearms from an Ottawa home, along with significant drug activity linked to the operation. Streator resident Darryl D. Gullens faces multiple felony charges, including calculated criminal drug co...

NEWS: Mayor Rob Hasty and the City of Ottawa want to address the troubling anti-Semitic flyers that have been found posted throughout downtown Ottawa recently. Mayor Hasty and the City of Ottawa want to make it abundantly clear: the City of Ottawa stands firmly against anti-Semitism and any form of hate speech. Mayor H...

NEWS: Ottawa Police Chief Brent Roalson announced on Friday the completed installation of a camera system within Ottawa's city parks. Ottawa Central Dispatch is now able to monitor the parks 24/7 and provide real-time updates to first responders during an emergency or when criminal activity is reported to 9-1-1. Since ...

Following an investigation into the report Sunday night of gunshots near Main and Everett Streets in Streator, , a search warrant was executed in the 700 block of East Bridge Street Thursday, today, resulting in the arrest of two subjects. 34-year-old Derek E. Dill, Junior has been charged with Attempted Armed Robbery,...