Ottawa News

Raven Casey may not have been crowned the winner of the "Mannheim Idol" competition in Mannheim, Germany, last weekend, but she's still got plenty to sing about.

The male resident who molested 10 female residents earlier this year at the La Salle County Nursing Home is no longer there, having been taken to an unidentified psychiatric facility.

About three weeks had passed since Kathy Trager of Ottawa had to put her dog down due to cancer.

Ottawa got a half step closer to having a satellite campus for Illinois Valley Community College at Tuesday"s City Council meeting.

Ottawa police want to find John M. Hemphill. The 52-year-old Hemphill was charged July 2 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse to a girl younger than 17.

Heritage Woods of Ottawa will sponsor a coffee session with Mayor Robert Eschbach at 10 a.m. Thursday at the assisted living community, 801 E. Etna Road.

OTTAWA NOON ROTARY Ottawa Noon Rotary met July 1. Christie Constantine, director of La Salle County Court Appointed Special Advocates, informed the group of the function and activities of her organization.

Tony LeBeau's summer job preference was pretty simple. He wanted a job working with his hands.

Too much lead in an Ottawa child's blood has prompted state officials to take action against a 65-year-old man.

OTTAWA TOWNSHIP BOOSTER CLUB Ottawa Township High School Booster Club met June 10 with 15 members in attendance.

A 17-year-old Ottawan is charged with sexually abusing a teenaged girl. Jorge I. Velazquez, 625 Adams St., was taken to the La Salle County Jail Friday, where he was released after $750 was posted for his bond.

Ottawa Police are hoping find two men they say used someone else's credit card to pay for tattoos.

Ottawa's River Rescue squad may be hitting some turbulent times this coming year.

An Ottawa woman, convicted of participation in a 1998 murder, was in a La Salle County courtroom Friday, to formally hear that she must remain in Department of Correction's custody until her fall release.

A benefit is being planned Saturday for an Ottawa woman who needs a heart transplant.

Berkeley Springs, W.Va.-based U.S. Silica Co. has begun the construction of a new process facility in Ottawa, Ill., to expand its production of Ottawa White fracturing sands for the oil and gas markets.

U.S. Silica Company is building a new process facility at its plant in Ottawa, Ill., to increase production of frac sand for the oil and gas industries.

A precautionary boil order has been issued for residents living between the 1000 and 1200 blocks of Illinois Avenue.

Ottawa native Deanna Attaway wasn't crowned Mrs. Mississippi, but she still gave a strong showing at this weekend's pageant in South Haven, Miss.

The downtown Ottawa prototype streetscape on the 700 block of La Salle Street continues to move forward, with the stone pavers and brickwork now installed around the tree pits and planting beds.