DEPUE – No injuries were reported in a house fire with occupants in Depue on Thursday. According to Depue Fire Chief Steven Rauh, they were called shortly before 2 p.m. for a call of a fire reported in an upstairs bedroom of a house located in the 100 block of East 4th Street. Rauh says ...Read more
STREATOR – The village of Dana, Longpoint and Ancona are under a boil order, according to Illinois American Water. The community’s distribution system experienced a drop in water pressure below 20psi threshold. Streator’s fire department says a water main break caused water pressure to ...Read more
MENDOTA – LaSalle County’s electronic recycling event will be at the Mendota Civic Center on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. A $25 per item fee will be collected for all televisions and monitors. Accepted items include laptops, printers, video game consoles and cell phones. ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Sewer repairs in Spring Valley begin on Thursday. The Illinois Department of Transportation will repair the sewer line on U.S Route 6 after patchwork is completed for the resurfacing project. The city approved a contractor at Monday night’s council meeting for just ...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has announced the names of two U.S. soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan on Monday. The Defense Department says 20-year-old Pfc. Brandon Jay Kreischer of Stryker, Ohio, and 24-year-old Spc. Michael Isaiah Nance of Chicago died “as a result of wounds ...Read more
MENDOTA- The board of directors of the Mendota Sweet Corn Festival announced Wednesday the Grand Marshall of the Sweet Corn Festival Parade. This year the person with honor will be Roberta Friedlein. She retired this year from the Mendota Chamber of Commerce after having served the city for ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Walmart Distribution Center in Spring Valley is asking the city for permission to go solar. City Attorney Jim Andreoni says the distribution center is looking to build a 15 acre solar garden on the northwest corner of the property. Andreoni suggested a variance ...Read more
PRINCETON – Princeton’s city manager is warning utility customers of a telephone scam where the caller claims to be from the city. City manager Rachel Skaggs says the callers claim to be with the city and is offering utility rebates through Commonwealth Edison. Skaggs says the city ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Department is asking for help in identifying three male subjects allegedly involved in credit card fraud. Police say on Tuesday just before 3 a.m. three male subjects went into Walgreen’s in Peru and purchased a $300 Visa gift card with a credit card ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A 59-year-old who was one of Chicago’s most powerful labor leaders has pleaded guilty to receiving over $500,000 in illegal payments and benefits, including the use of a yacht. Former Teamsters Union official, John Coli Sr., changed his plea to guilty Tuesday in a federal ...Read more
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