STREATOR – The 5th Annual Poco-a-Poco Musical Festival will have a special treat for Streator residents on Saturday. This year the vocal training institute is incorporating an in-person sing-along at City Park that will be broadcast live on WSPL Radio FM 98.5 at 3 P.M. The special ...Read more
MENDOTA – New digital display speed reminders are coming to Mendota. The City of Mendota Department of Public Works has been busy install new solar powered speed limit signs on West Main Street adjacent to Strouss Park. The signs will use radar to display the vehicles speed as they pass in ...Read more
EARLVILLE – A number of incidents involving vandalism have been reported at an Earlville park over the past few weeks. Mayor Mark Actis said that recently someone drove into Dodge Park and did donuts, destroying portions of the lawn. The Earlville Police Department said they would begin ...Read more
UTICA – Officials have confirmed the local presence of a dangerous algae above the 8 parts per billion health advisory established by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency collected samples on June 10th along the north bank of the Illinois ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is warning the public of numerous telephone scams that have been occurring in the Illinois Valley area. Officials say the scam includes callers claiming to be a grandson or granddaughter stating that they are either being incarcerated or in the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is warning the public of numerous telephone scams that have been occurring in the Illinois Vallet area. Officials say the scam includes callers claiming to be a grandson or granddaughter stating, that they are either being incarcerated or in the ...Read more
STREATOR – A destination-style restaurant will be downtown Streator’s newest addition, complementing the area’s vintage theme. It’s a project of passion for Richard Wilkinson, the Streator man who will restore the former Union Bank building on 200 East. Main ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois for 2021. The first batch to test positive was found in Skokie. No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported so far this year. Monitoring for West ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security is urging residents to be wary of phishing schemes that could be part of criminal rings attempting to exploit unemployment systems nationwide. Authorities say fraudulent text messages, emails, and social media messages ...Read more
UNDATED – Farmers in LaSalle County are just about complete putting soybeans and corn in the ground, but with the heatwave sticking around, LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann says the crops could use a little rain. Overall crops are holding up, but he says if ...Read more
