MENDOTA – The residents displaced from the fire in downtown Mendota are facing a number of challenges, most importantly housing. The American Red Cross and The Salvation Army are assisting, but according to Mendota City Clerk Emily McConville, apartments are needed in Mendota and the ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator Township High School Dist. 40 Board of Education is now accepting applications to be a board member. The appointee will serve from September 2022, until the next board election in April 2023. To qualify, candidates must be a resident of District 40, be ...Read more
Beginning Wednesday, East 1st Road in Hope Township between IL Route 18 and N. 1250th Road will be closed. The closure will be in effect for approximately 7 to 10 days. The project should be completed by Wednesday, August 31st, weather permitting. Motorists should seek alternative routes. ...Read more
LASALLE – By next year, LaSalle residents will have a new waste disposal service. After feedback from the community, LaSalle’s City Council made official action on Monday by approving Lakeshore Recycling Services as their new garbage collection provider beginning in February. ...Read more
On Monday, former President Donald Trump filed a motion (which can be read in full here) in a Florida court, requesting a third party to review materials seized from his Mar-a-Lago home by the Justice Department earlier this month. Trump’s lawyers called for an injunction preventing the ...Read more
The Atlanta Police Department confirmed that two people were killed and another was wounded in two shootings in the Midtown area of Atlanta on Monday. Atlanta’s interim Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters that a suspect was taken into custody hours later at Hartsfield-Jackson ...Read more
UTICA – Today is the 30th anniversary of one of the most infamous crimes the area has seen, and State Police and the FBI are still looking for new information. 21 year old Tammy Zywicki, a college student from New Jersey heading to her college in Grinnell, Iowa, was last seen with ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced a temporary suspension of all Household Hazardous Waste collection events after a fire occurred at a disposal facility in Ohio. Officials are working with the current contractor to evaluate alternatives for disposal. The ...Read more
CHICAGO – The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has launched a new student loan repayment assistance program to support qualified mental health and substance abuse professionals. The Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program is designed as an incentive for ...Read more
MENDOTA – A fire in the 800 Block of Main Street in Mendota heavily damaged three structures and displaced over a dozen families. The Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the scene around 1:20 PM Monday, where they encountered two residents needing rescue from an upstairs ...Read more
