DIXON – The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a $1.2 million grant to the Historic Dixon Theatre Group. The funds will be used to renovate the 100-year-old Historic Dixon Theatre. The investment will be matched with $300,000 in local funds and is expected to create or retain 75 jobs ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department will be seeking applicants for two positions. Patrolman testing will take place on September 16th and must meet a number of prerequisites, including being in excellent physical health and good moral character. For more information on how to apply visit ...Read more
PRINCETON – The OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center Tree of Lights campaign raised enough funds to upgrade equipment for growing occupational health services. This year, the Tree of Lights campaign purchased breath alcohol testing equipment for just under $3,000 to better meet the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department will be seeking applicants for two positions. Patrolman testing will take place on September 16th and must meet a number of prerequisites, including being in excellent physical health and good moral character. For more information on how to apply visit ...Read more
The United States military has released a statement on Tuesday reporting the test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The statement mentioned the test proved the readiness of US nuclear forces as well as provide confidence in the lethality of the nation’s nuclear ...Read more
Tamara Cunningham, mother of the man who drove into the Capitol barrier this past Sunday, mentioned his son struggled with brain trauma from growing up playing football. She mentioned the brain trauma left him with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Editorial credit: JL IMAGES / ...Read more
PERU – Peru officials approved a contractor for improvements to Schweickert Stadium, but they’ll have to figure out how to finance the over-budgeted quote. Finance Director Justin Miller says it’s all due to inflationary materials and delivery issues. City Engineer Eric ...Read more
OTTAWA – As part of $106 million in Grants through the Rebuild Illinois Program, Ottawa and Utica will receive funding for projects that will benefit each community. It was announced on Monday that the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will be awarding over ...Read more
MENDOTA – A Florida man was cited Sunday in Mendota after reportedly making a statement about having a weapon on board an AMTRAK train bound for California. Around 4:15 PM Mendota officers responded to the Mendota Railroad Depot and evacuated the train car and vicinity. After an ...Read more
The latest GDP report released on July 28th sparkled debates along economists who are questioning if the U.S is already going through a recession. However, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, is strongly confident that the economic recovery is a reality. Editorial credit: ...Read more
