Streator garbage bill to go up $5 per month beginning in May

Streator garbage bill to go up $5 per month beginning in May

The portion of the garbage and sewer bill for Streator residents paying for garbage will increase by $5 per month beginning in May.
Photos: Ottawa Elementary students participate in Lemonade Day My Way

Students operated their startup businesses Wednesday during the Central Intermediate School Lemonade Day My Way in Ottawa.
Photos: Ottawa Elementary students participate in Lemonade Day My Way

Photos: Ottawa Elementary students participate in Lemonade Day My Way

Streator Elementary names Jeffrey Alstadt new superintendent

Streator Elementary School District 44 announced the appointment of Jeffrey Alstadt as its new superintendent, effective July 1, as the current superintendent is departing at the end of June.
Streator Elementary names Jeffrey Alstadt new superintendent

Streator Elementary names Jeffrey Alstadt new superintendent

No historic district coming to Ottawa’s South Bluff

No historic district coming to Ottawa’s South Bluff

The south side of Ottawa contains some historically significant homes – several could crack the National Register of Historic Places – but not enough to declare South Bluff a historic district.