STREATOR – Streator Township High School could be making an academic scheduling change in the future. According to Principal Amy Jo Mascal, a schedule support committee has been working to study different forms of academic scheduling for students to better prepare for graduation, testing ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School’s East Gym and ACC Building renovation plans are coming to fruition. Friday morning, board members approved to award bids for components like general construction for the over $7 million project. Plans include locker room upgrades and indoor ...Read more
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (Chicago Tribune) — An 80-year-old man has been freed after spending nearly 60 years in prison following his 1961 conviction in the killing of one of three suburban Chicago women who were bludgeoned to death in a state park. Chester Weger emerged Friday from Pinckneyville ...Read more
OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby is between a rock and a hard place with how to move forward with the Seneca Square Project. On Thursday night, Mayor Dom Rivara told officials and residents that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is giving the city a deadline to commit funds ...Read more
CHICAGO (Chicago Tribune) — A report says Chicago’s fired police superintendent is receiving a monthly pension of more than $15,800. The Chicago Tribune, citing records it obtained under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act, reports Eddie Johnson was awarded the pension by the ...Read more
STREATOR – Road work on East 1st, Colorado, Elm and Wilson Streets are the first in line to be repaired in Streator. City Engineer Jeremy Palm says the general revenue construction project for East 1st street, South Colorado, East Elm and East Wilson will cost the city just over $340,000. ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator’s Fire Department will be purchasing a self-contained breathing apparatus, through grant funds received last year. In September, the Illinois Department of Homeland Security awarded Streator’s Fire Department with just over $143,600 for 20 breathing ...Read more
OTTAWA – A LaSalle man accused of smothering his infant son will stand trial in April. 24-year-old Kenneth Herbst is charged with first-degree murder for the spring 2019 incident in LaSalle where he allegedly suffocated his 2-month-old son. Judge Chris Ryan set trial for April 20th ...Read more
STREATOR – A medical cannabis cultivator that plans to operate at John and Joe’s Florist in Streator received approval from that city’s council on Wednesday night. Llerem, LLC will be granted a special use permit to operate a medicinal grow house on the property of relatives, Jodi and ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator High School’s choir groups will be putting on a Folk themed Winter Concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The concert and choir groups will sing an array of folk songs from different counties in the Popsdale Gymnasium. There will also be a band concert Sunday at 3 p.m. ...Read more
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