ILLINOIS – A survey placed Illinois among the top states most worried about COVID-19 on a daily basis. According to the publication Safewise, a national crime and safety research engine, a survey was conducted in September of 2020, to determine the level of concern during the ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator High School students will be seeing a furry four-legged friend roaming around the school this fall. Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton says the school is awaiting the arrival of their therapy pup that will be born this summer. The board chose a couple from within the ...Read more
OTTAWA – A female in her 70’s is the latest COVID-19 related death reported in LaSalle County. The county health department confirmed the death, the 294th coronavirus related death seen in the county in total, on Wednesday. 48 new cases of COVID-19 were also confirmed by LCHD along ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator High School is beginning the process of seeking out a school resource officer. According to Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton, due to short staffing, an SRO will not be available via the city of Streator and the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Department. Seaton ...Read more
PERU – Peru residents will be seeing plenty of road work around town this summer. The city council approved construction for this year’s street program at just under $700,000. City engineer Eric Carls says he anticipates milling and resurfacing to begin by the end of May and ...Read more
PERU – The Slough Road Bridge that leads to the boat launch on the south side of the Illinois River in Peru has been closed. According to officials, this was due to an unsatisfactory inspection by the City’s consulting structural engineer. The required report was forwarded to IDOT and ...Read more
LOSTANT – A man is in custody after allegedly taking police officers on a vehicle pursuit and striking a squad car in LaSalle County on Monday. According to the Lostant Police Department, on Monday afternoon, they pursued a truck driven by 38-year-old James Tracy after reports of erratic ...Read more
OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa’s Thornton Park improvements project is in full swing. The master plan for the over $600,000 project includes upgrades like a splash pad, remodeling tennis, pickleball courts as well as general landscaping. The city was also awarded a $300,000 grant ...Read more
PERU – Mayor Ken Kolowski made his official entrance as Peru’s Mayor at Monday night’s city council meeting. The newly elected mayor was sworn in by former Mayor Scott Harl and lead the council in their meeting for the first time. ...Read more
MENDOTA – A number of fires across North Central Illinois tested firefighters and the mutual aid system on Monday. A fire destroyed a home in Ladd and heavily damaged a home in Mendota, plus a number of smaller brush fires kept area departments busy on a day that had winds gusting over 40 ...Read more
