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  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago elementary school principal who looked on as a security guard physically forced a fourth-grader out of the building on a cold day has retired. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Cynthia Miller retired from her job at Fiske Elementary School on Friday. In a ...Read more

MENDOTA  – Residents of Mendota, Streator and surrounding areas will have increased access to urgent care facilities this fall. Beginning Monday, OSF PromptCare will open their doors in Mendota, adjacent to existing OSF primary care offices. The Streator site is scheduled to open at OSF ...Read more

STREATOR – Two facade grants referred to Streator’s city council by the Plan Commission were approved on Wednesday. Last week, the Plan Commission turned over two grant requests for 125 and 127 South Park streets to council after learning that the money allocated was used up for ...Read more

PERU – Pretty soon Illinoisans will be required to upgrade their smoke detectors. On Thursday morning at the Peru Fire Station, LaSalle and Peru fire chiefs, LaSalle County Health Department, Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and State Representative Lance Yednock gave more details on the law ...Read more

MENDOTA – A man arrested for alleged drug sales in Mendota faces more charges following a search of his home last Friday. According to the Tri County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team and the Mendota Police Department, they executed a search warrant for 38-year-old Matthew D. McPheeters ...Read more

STREATOR – Streator’s Fire Department will be getting a new vehicle extrication equipment. At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, members gave the OK for the over $23,000 purchase for a set of TNT battery operated rescue tools. Fire Chief Gary Bird says the departments current ...Read more

PRINCETON – Two men are facing multiple charges after the Tri County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team conducted a buy/bust operation in Princeton. According to authorities, on Wednesday, 36-year-old Phillip P. Castelli of Tiskilwa and Paul C Hayden of Princeton were arrested as a result of ...Read more

PRINCETON – Two men are facing multiple charges after the Tri County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team conducted a buy/bust operation in Princeton. According to authorities, on Wednesday, 36-year-old Phillip P. Castelli of Tiskilwa and Paul C. Hayden of Princeton were arrested as a result of ...Read more

PERU – Through Friday October 18th, The Peru City Cemetery will be closed to the public for road repaving. The city says accommodations will be made for a funeral on Friday. ...Read more