STREATOR – Streator’s ambulance service provider is asking the city for financial support. Officials for Advanced Medical Transport pitched their request to council members for contributions to maintain support to the greater Streator area. Vice President of finance Tim ...Read more
On Tuesday, Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was escorted out of an event by a Secret Service agent because of a reported “security threat.” Emhoff’s wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, was not with him at the event taking place at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. in ...Read more
A 17-year-old was arrested in connection to a homicide investigation that led to the death of Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer last week during a predawn “no-knock” raid. The teenager was identified as Locke’s cousin in court documents. ...Read more
OTTAWA – With February being American Heart Month, the LaSalle County Health Department wants to remind residents that heart disease is the number one killer of women in Illinois, and the U.S. While heart disease has traditionally been seen as a “man’s disease”’ one in three women ...Read more
CHICAGO – According to state officials, thousands of Illinois residents missed out on the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and State Earned Tax Credit in 2020. To be eligible for EITC, taxpayers must meet certain income and residency qualifications and file a tax return, even if they do not ...Read more
STREATOR – Over the last two years, Illinois American Water helped more than 15,500 residential customers receive financial assistance to help keep water service flowing. The H2O Help to Others program offers financial assistance to residential customers in need. The program is administered ...Read more
MENDOTA – The next big public artwork display in Mendota reached an important milestone, with over half of the funding already raised for the half sized replica of an important building in the city’s history. Michelle Wade spoke Tuesday night, giving an update to the community and ...Read more
At least one person was killed and another was injured in a shooting at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Washington on Monday afternoon. The suspect, identified by police as Aaron Christopher Kelly, 39, was taken into custody late Monday in connection with the shooting at the Fred Meyer store in ...Read more
MENDOTA – New stop signs will be coming to an intersection in Mendota after a traffic study. The Mendota City Council on Monday night voted to approve the traffic control devices in the 1200 block of Jefferson St. The new four way stop at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Leads Group and Foundation have established a second scholarship at Illinois Valley Community College. The annual “IV Leads Scholarship for the Trades” is open to students age 22 to 40 in Career and Technical Education programs such as Automotive ...Read more
