MENDOTA – The Mendota Trojans Soccer Team is taking on Depue/Hall’s co-op team in the Class 1A Regional Championship on Friday. Kick off starts at 4:30 p.m. at Mendota’s Stadium to fight for a spot in the Illinois High School Association’s State Final Tournament in Peoria, ...Read more
MENDOTA – A negotiation meeting is confirmed between District 289 and the Mendota teacher’s union. Talks will recommence on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. to settle the labor dispute. Teachers walked off the job on Wednesday at Blackstone, Lincoln and Northbrook Schools after hopes of ...Read more
MENDOTA – Talks may happen this weekend, but kids are out of school again today in Mendota as the strike continues in District 289. Both sides are hopeful a return to the table will occur on Saturday to settle the labor dispute with the help of a mediator. Teachers walked off the job on ...Read more
LASALLE – The 2019 Pink Night event hosted by LaSalle-Peru Lady Cavaliers Volleyball on Thursday, ended with wins across the board. The annual event to Support Breast Cancer Awareness month benefits Cops 4 Cancer and this year the group reached passed their goal with just over $2,000. Lady ...Read more
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
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