Celebrating Earth Day, an estimated 30 volunteers participated in Operation Clean Sweep by picking up trash Monday along U.S. 6 west of Ottawa. The volunteers cleanup for 3 hours on the north and south sides of U.S. 6.









Tonica and Utica fire departments along with La Salle County Sheriff deputies, work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on the Illinois Route 178 bridge over the Vermilion River on Monday, April 22, 2024 near Lowell. The accident happened shortly before 8:30a.m. Both lanes of Illinois 178 are temporarily shut down while emergency crews assist at the scene.