MORRIS – A Grundy County Sheriff’s squad car was reportedly stolen Monday after a burglary. The Morris Police Department say that they are investigating a purported residential burglary around 4AM at the residence of a deputy where several items, including a firearm, were taken. The ...Read more
KERNAN – Begining Wednesday, County Highway 15 grade crossing over the BSF in Kernan will be closed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for railroad maintenance. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes around the site. Detours will not be posted. ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator’s council is debating on whether to enforce the city’s fence code or amend it to allow up to a 6 foot high privacy fence in limited situations. According to City Engineer Jeremy Palm, the current code doesn’t allow fencing over 4 feet, however ...Read more
STREATOR – Waste Management Services is proposing a rate increase in the city of Streator. Due to the motor fuel tax increase and China’s disruption of the export market for recyclables, the waste service says they plan to increase fees. According to a letter by Waste ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Southwest Airlines has evacuated a flight over a hydraulic issue that cropped up after landing at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. Southwest tells reporters that the Monday flight from Austin, Texas, had an issue with a redundant system that powers the main ...Read more
EQUALITY, Ill. (AP) — Peabody Energy says it will permanently close a southern Illinois coal mine and a nearby coal-processing plant late this year. The company said Monday that the planned closure of its Wildcat Hills Mine and the nearby Willow Lake Preparation Plant will affect ...Read more
OTTAWA – Saturday will be the last day the Secretary of State office in Ottawa will be open. In a news release on Tuesday they say that due to the lease not being renewed on the property they will close permanently. Other nearby locations in LaSalle, Streator, Mendota and Morris will ...Read more
PERU – Aldermen at Peru City Council discussed potential plans regarding the Water Street electrical substation at Monday night’s meeting. Representatives from BHMG Engineers spoke to the council about the need for an update at the current substation, which is located in a flood prone ...Read more
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Thousands of people attended an event to see prototypes of electric vehicles a central Illinois startup plans to create, an effort that already has the backing of officials through promised tax breaks and incentives. Rivian Automotive held a public event Sunday to show the ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who gunned down five of his neighbors over the weekend had had angry run-ins with his fellow tenants and left threatening notes on the inside of his door suggesting he was planning an act of violence, authorities said Monday. Investigators haven’t ...Read more
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