Peru police Tiskilwa man

Stopping 50-year old Patrick Lewis of Tiskilwa for a minor violation Friday afternoon lead to bigger charges. Lewis was stopped by Peru police in the 1700 block of 9th street and was found to be wanted on a Bureau county warrant for failure to appear on a charge of violating a court order. Lewis was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Lewis was sent to LaSalle county jail.

IVAC goals

Tough economic times present an extra challenge for the new leader of the Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. Marci Duro has been serving as IVAC Executive Director since September 1. The position was previously held by Bar Koch for 17 years. Duro has been involved with IVAC since 1989, having served on the board and as president. Duro can’t pinpoint one project; instead she says there’s a whole lot that needs to be done. She thinks there are signs that the economy is starting to turn around. Duro spent the first couple of days on the job contacting mayors and community leaders, trying to get a feel for what they’re tackling and what they’re doing.

Peru Police Doran

22-year old Ronald Doran of LaSalle was in the company of Peru police a couple of times over the weekend. About 8:45pm Friday, police answered a call of a suspicious vehicle. They found the car, driven by Doran in the 700 block of 7th Street and charged Doran with DUI of drugs, having no insurance, improper lane usage and disobeying a stop sign. Doran posted his license and one hundred dollars bond before being released. Then, at 12:40am Saturday, a youth was seen walking in the middle of Route 6 near Route 251. It turned out to be Ronald Doran. This time, Doran was charged with disorderly conduct, pedestrian walking on the road and pedestrian under the influennce of alcohol and / or drugs. Doran was given a notice to appear.