Earlville pair suspected of home burglary at Lake Holiday

A rash of home break-ins at Lake Holiday in La Salle Count have left two men arrested.

Sheriff’s Deputies arrested David Jaco and Raymond McHugh of Earlville Friday for residential burglary.  The charges stem from a burglary on December 5.  The investigation continues and police say more charges are expected.

Jaco and McHugh were taken to the county jail.

DUI and resisting charges after traffic stop near Mendota

Sloppy driving will have you pulled over.  Police say they stopped Estervan Escatel of Mendota early Saturday morning after he went 56 miles per hour in the 25 mile per hour zone near Mendota.  After he was stopped, police say he tried running away.  He was arrested for DUI, resisting and obstructing police and was taken to the La Salle County Jail.

Business located in former Westclox planning to reopen

A close call with fire hasn’t put a local photographer out of business, just left them with major clean up.

Andrea McConville and her husband Phil own and operate the McConville Studio in the front building at Westclox.  McConville says they are grateful that they were left with minimal smoke damage.

Family members were able to retrieve hard drives and important items from the studio Sunday while the two were out of town.  She’s hoping they’ll reopen next week once the building is cleaned and the power restored.  She remains optimistic, and says she’s excited to see what may end up coming out of the tragedy.