OTTAWA – Six area communities have been awarded public infrastructure and housing rehabilitation grants. According to North Central Illinois Council of Governments, DePue, Neponset, Ottawa, Spring Valley and Toluca were awarded up to $500,000 for various construction projects related ...Read more
STREATOR – The American Legion in Streator is to be awarded a facade grant on Wednesday. The city council plans to award just over $12,000 to the American Legion to make some replacements and installations. A special mural is also planned to depict military heroes. Artist Eugene Davis, ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Suburban Chicago police say the suspect in the 1976 slaying of a teenager may be responsible for the killing or rape of a dozen more women who went missing about that time and have never been located. Lisle Police Detective Chris Loudon says investigators are trying to determine ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in suburban Chicago say forensic tests have linked a man who died in 1981 to the 1976 strangulation death of a teenager and that the same man may be responsible for the deaths of at least two other people. Authorities in DuPage County said Monday that scientific ...Read more
LASALLE – The city of LaSalle was awarded a grant to help separate sewers on the east side of town. Monday night, Economic Development Director Katheryn Koyak says the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded the city $500,000 through a Community Development Block ...Read more
UNDATED – More than 680 Illinois school districts, including those in LaSalle and Bureau counties, will benefit from grants towards school libraries. Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded over 1.2 million in the FY 2020 School District Library Grant Program. School ...Read more
STREATOR – More than 680 Illinois school districts, including Streator and Grand Ridge will benefit from grants towards school libraries. Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded over 1.2 million in the FY 2020 School District Library Grant Program. Streator Elementary ...Read more
PERU – One more police officer will be patrolling the streets of Peru. On Monday, Peru Mayor Scott Harl swore in and welcomed William Sommer to the Peru Police Department. According to Harl, prior to the new position, he served at Tonica and Spring Valley departments as well as the Putnam ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture’s Director resigned, effective yesterday. According to a released by Governor J.B. Pritzker’s administration, he requested Director John Sullivan’s resignation this weekend due to being disturbed that the then-Senator ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Increased enforcement from the Illinois State Police begins this week in honor of a fallen state trooper. On January 12, 2019, ISP Trooper Christopher Lambert was on duty assisting a road-side incident when he was killed by another vehicle that failed to stop. ...Read more
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