STREATOR – Two people are dead after an early morning House Fire in Streator. Around 2:30 AM a call was made for a fire in the 1000 block of East Wilson Street. First responders arrived in less than two minutes and found the single story home filled with heavy smoke. Two victims ...Read more
MENDOTA- Families struggling to get a Thanksgiving meal on the table this week were helped Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Mendota. Volunteers pre-packaged some complete dinners, complete with turkey and sides for those in the community needing assistance this holiday season. ...Read more
BLOOMINGTON – Military veterans across the state who wish to pursue a career in food, farming and agriculture have new opportunities to advance their careers through the establishment of a statewide coalition. The Farmer Veteran Coalition of Illinois is the 10th chapter of a national ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art has announced it raised $6 million with a benefit art auction, making it one of the most successful fundraisers in the institution’s history. Museum director Madeleine Grynsztejn says the highest winning bid at the Nov. 16 auction ...Read more
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois police officer has been ticketed for parking his patrol car in a handicapped-accessible parking space. Lakemoor Police Chief David Godlewski said Tuesday that the officer was issued a $350 fine Sunday for parking illegally at the Lakemoor Crossings ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Billionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker is financing another government office rehab. The governor’s office announced Friday that the governor’s offices in the state Capitol will be renovated for about $40,000. Pritzker spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh (a-boo-DAY’-uh) says ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is partnering with the Illinois State Police for a traffic safety campaign during the holiday weekend. Local law enforcement will be cracking down on impaired, speeding and unbuckled drivers through the holiday weekend. According to the Illinois ...Read more
OREGON – Authorities are continuing to search for the bodies of two missing fishermen after their boat capsized Wednesday in Oregon. According to Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle, one individual was located over a mile south of the Oregon Dam, but the body was not recovered because it ...Read more
STREATOR – The Streator Police Department say that a man with a gun robbed a store Friday morning. Authorities say that just before 1 AM at a store in the 1200 block of South Bloomington Street a man with his face covered entered the store and allegedly took cash from the registers. The ...Read more
SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination. The department says Missa Bay, LLC from Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling more than 75,000 pounds (34,020 kilograms) of salad ...Read more
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