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CHICAGO –  Americans hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday will find gas prices similar, if not cheaper, than last year’s. According American Automobile Association Spokesperson Jeanette Casselano, during Thanksgiving week last year the national gas price average decreased a ...Read more

LASALLE – One person was airlifted and another rushed by ambulance to local area hospitals after the vehicle they were in fell off the I-39 overpass in LaSalle on Monday. According to initial reports, just before noon, the Utica and LaSalle emergency crews were called to westbound I-80 for ...Read more

STREATOR – The victims of the fire on Sunday that took the lives of two people have been identified.  The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office says that 67-year-old Lois J. Green and 27-year-old Christian Green were found after the fire started in the 1000 block of East Wilson Street.  ...Read more

STREATOR – Registration starts today for the Streator Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Lighting and Decorating Contest. There is no cost to enter but you must reside or have a business in the Streator corporate limits to be nominated. The contest will have four divisions: most creative, ...Read more

STREATOR – Spring Street will be reconstructed in the springtime as part of the city’s five year road plans. City Engineer Jeremy Palm says there will be a complete overlay and reconstruction of Spring Street from Bloomington to the east end of Spring Street next year through a block ...Read more

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

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