Trained weather spotters in LaSalle County say that a tornado briefly touched down on Monday evening during an outbreak of severe weather. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado ...

Families sue over COVID-19 outbreak that killed 36 at LaSalle Veterans' Home A series of lawsuits filed against the State of Illinois claim the LaSalle Veterans' Home was negligent in how it handled a ...

Dana Holmes and four others who sued over strip searches will share a total of $355,000 from LaSalle County. Jailers frequently have to deal with angry, abusive, drunk arrestees. Controlling their ...

For the first time in history, LaSalle County voters will elect a chairman at large for the LaSalle County Board when they go to the polls Nov. 4. In the past, board members have voted to select the ...

SHERIDAN, Ill. — A 40-year-old woman is missing in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office posted on social media Wednesday that Sarah Petritsch, of Sheridan, has been missing since 10 a.m ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A former Marine has sued the LaSalle County Sheriff's office, saying deputies "humiliated, degraded and dehumanized" her when they dragged her into a cell and forcibly stripped her ...

A driver died when they crashed into a tree early Saturday while fleeing from a LaSalle County sheriff's deputy, police said. The collision was reported at around 1:30 a.m. along Illinois Route 71 ...

Former LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne has fended off a lawsuit accusing him of abusing his power by establishing his own drug enforcement unit, but a criminal case charging him with ...

A federal judge Tuesday approved an attorney’s request to bar LaSalle County authorities from destroying potential video evidence of jailhouse strip searches. The ruling came amid word that more women ...

The blood-spattered floor inside of the LaSalle County barn wasn’t the only sign that something was wrong. Authorities said they found numerous pieces of evidence that the Earlville farm housed a ...

LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Two adults and nine children were injured in a rollover crash in LaSalle County Saturday night, Illinois State Police said. A Ford transit van traveling south on ...

LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. — A Rock Island woman was arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop Wednesday, June 8 in LaSalle County, according to a spokesperson with the Illinois State Police. Police ...