CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say a computer error in Illinois’ new automatic voter registration system may have led to 545 non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote, 16 of whom cast ballots. The Illinois secretary of state’s office has acknowledged the mistake, saying it was an ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Travelers arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China will be screened for the respiratory coronavirus. Tuesday’s decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as health officials announced a man in Washington state is infected ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator Township High School’s board is gearing up for more upgrades anticipated to start this summer. Tuesday night, the board approved the 2020 Life Safety Implementation Project bid at just over $1.5 million. The project consists of air conditioning and heating ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator High School’s auditorium is on its way to completion and just in time for the spring musical. At Tuesday’s board meeting, Superintendent Matt Seaton said plans are to open just before the spring musical so that students can use the new auditorium to rehearse. The ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School students will have the opportunity to participate in a free heart screening this spring. The Young Hearts for Life Program will be coming to LP high School on April 30th to provide free electrocardiograms to identify high school students at risk for ...Read more
LASALLE – After much anticipation, the city of LaSalle will soon be able to finance an over 100 acre expansion of Rotary Park. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced that the $400,000 grant will go towards the Rotary Park Expansion project. Economic Development ...Read more
OGLESBY – Oglesby’s Police Chief will keep his job after the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety attempted to terminate it last week. There was standing room only at Oglesby’s city hall Monday night, when the council convened to hear the legal opinions of City Attorney James ...Read more
MENDOTA – A Mendota man was arrested twice within 24 hours on charges of retail theft and burglary. The Mendota police department say that on Friday they were called to investigate a reported retail theft at a grocery store. The following day, 21-year-old Brandon E. Thompson was arrested at the ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Friends of the Track Fund Committee made an appearance at Monday night’s Mendota City Council Meeting. A representative from the committee explained that the Elementary School had just resurfaced the track and that the committee was trying to raise half of the cost in order ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law that eliminates driver’s license suspensions for most non-moving violations. The Democrat signed the measure last week. He says it will allow tens of thousands of motorists to have driving privileges reinstated. That means ...Read more
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