A grisly discovering over the holiday weekend in the Illinois River.

On Saturday morning, the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office was called about a body discovered in the Illinois River behind Liberty Steel in Bartonville. A fisherman saw the body southwest of the Shade-Lohmann Bridge near the Peoria Lock and Dam.

The Peoria County Coroner’s Office says the body is that of a black male. At the time of their report, the coroner’s office said the age of the man is unknown due to the condition of how the body was found.

The coroner’s office believes the body had been in the Illinois River for several hours before being found. Preliminary findings show no obvious signs of trauma, according to the coroner’s report.

A crash that involved a garbage truck shortly before noon Saturday in Hurst claimed one life.

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says their preliminary investigation shows that a garbage truck was traveling south on Illinois 149, when the driver lost control and collided with an SUV traveling in the northbound lane.

The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.

Names of those involved have not yet been released, and the accident reconstruction investigation is continuing.

A Colorado man who fled a La Salle traffic stop Saturday morning has been apprehended, the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office reported Sunday.

Details still are emerging, but Sheriff Adam Diss said Sunday he was alerted Austin Moon was apprehended on a bicycle near Interstate 80. Illinois state police troopers located him and placed him into custody.

Authorities have not released at this time what charges Moon may face. The charges are under review.

La Salle County sheriff’s deputies had issued an alert Saturday morning, asking for the public to watch for a white man who fled police during a stop on Interstate 80 near East Fifth Road (the Troy Grove blacktop). Nearby Rotary Park was closed to the public but was later reopened.

“The police department does not believe there is any threat to the public at this time,” the alert said.

Shaw Local News Network will update the story as more information becomes available.