Editing LaSalle County, Illinois (section)

== Notable people ==
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* [[James T. Aubrey]] (LaSalle) longtime president of CBS Television network
* [[Bill Brown (American football)|Bill Brown]], (Mendota) former running back for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
* [[Fritz Crisler|Herbert "Fritz" Crisler]], (Earlville, Mendota) head football coach at the [[University of Michigan]] (1938–1947), namesake of the school's basketball stadium, and is credited for created the helmet design for the [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] football team
* [[Doug Dieken]], (rural Streator) former tackle with the [[Cleveland Browns]] (1971–1984); color commentary for Browns radio broadcasts
* [[Walter T. Gunn]], Illinois Supreme Court justice, born in LaSalle County
* [[J. A. Happ]], (Peru) pitcher for [[New York Yankees]]; pitched for [[2008 World Series]] champion [[2008 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Michael Hermosillo]], (Ottawa) outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels and minor league affiliates
* [[Wild Bill Hickok]], (Troy Grove) noted historical Western Figure
* [[Helen Hokinson]], (Mendota) cartoonist for ''[[The New Yorker]]''
* [[Silas Johnson]], (Sheridan) credited as the last pitcher to strike out Herman "Babe" Ruth; played for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]
* [[Harry Kelly (politician)|Harry Kelly]], (Ottawa) 39th [[List of Governors of Michigan|governor of Michigan]]
* [[Terrence Malick]], (Ottawa) film director, known for ''Badlands'' and ''The Thin Red Line''; born in Ottawa
* [[Bob McGrath]], (Ottawa), Sesame Street performer
* [[Esther Hobart Morris]], (Peru) First Female Judge in United States
* [[Clarence E. Mulford]], (Streator) wrote the "Hopalong Cassidy" cowboy novels
* [[Cleng Peerson]], established the community of Norway
* [[Edward H. Plumb]], (Streator) film composer, worked with [[Walt Disney]] on ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]''; nominated four times for an [[Academy Award]]
* [[Maud Powell]], (Peru) violinist
* [[Thomas E. G. Ransom]], Civil War general, lived in [[Peru, Illinois|Peru]], namesake of [[Ransom, Illinois|Ransom]]
* [[Adam Shabala]], (Streator) former outfielder for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Aaron Shea]], (Ottawa) player for the [[Cleveland Browns]]
* [[Clyde Tombaugh]], (Streator) astronomer, discovered [[Pluto]]
* [[Martin R. M. Wallace]], (Ottawa) Civil War general
* [[W.H.L. Wallace]], (Ottawa) Civil War general
* [[Walt Willey]], (Ottawa) actor, known for ''[[All My Children]]''
* [[Gary K. Wolf]], (Earlville) author of ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit?]]'', adopted into the movie ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''
* [[Clay Zavada]], (Streator) pitcher for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]