2 persons stabbed in Millington Sunday

      A stabbing Sunday morning has disturbed the quiet and easily overlooked village of Millington. LaSalle County Sheriff’s office says they responded to 600 West Sycamore in Millington after a report of a stabbing during a party. A deputy’s report says there were several altercations on the property prior to their being summoned around 2:45am.

    During the fighting, 2 people received stab wounds to the torso. Friends and family took one victim to OSF St. Elizabeth in Ottawa. Later the victim went to OSF St. Francis in Peoria. Friends took a second victim to Valley West Hospital in Sandwich before they were transferred to OSF St. Anthony’s in Rockford. The Sheriff’s office continues to investigate.

    Millington is four miles east of Sheridan in Mission Township.