LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School’s class of 1967 is adding their touch to the school’s beautification project. Superintendent Dr. Steven Wroblewski says classmates of 67′ are working together to create a granite marquee sign and commission an artist to design a statue near ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle-Peru High School’s class of 1967 is adding their touch to the school’s beautification project. Superintendent Dr. Steven Wroblewski says classmates of 67′ are working together to create a granite marquee sign and commission an artist to design a statue near ...Read more
PERU – The annual truckload sale for Cops 4 Cancer from Advantage Logistics brought hundreds into the Peru Mall to get great deals and raise money for a good cause. Over both days they raised $54,000 to help families in the area cope with cancer. ...Read more
STREATOR – The holiday lights in the city park were reportedly damaged in the last few days, and Streator Police say they have arrested one person in connection with the vandalism. Authorities took a 42-year-old Streator woman into custody on Saturday after an investigation into light ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A Peoria County judge watched Jose Ramirez say that he stabbed his parents in a videotaped confession played on the first day of the Princeville man’s murder trial. The (Peoria) Journal-Star reports that the 22-year-old man told investigators, “I stabbed them twice” in ...Read more
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Officials hope a commission with representatives from Indiana and Illinois will help address problems with the Kankakee River, including flooding and sedimentation. The Kankakee River runs from near South Bend, Indiana, to near Channahon, Illinois, where it meets the Des ...Read more
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A judge has dismissed an excessive force lawsuit brought by the family of a central Illinois homeless man who died in 2016 after police restrained him. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric Long ruled Friday that the officers’ actions were ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has named recipients of the 2020 Order of Lincoln. It is the state’s highest honor for professional achievement and public service. Pritzker on Friday announced honorees Scott Altman, originally from Pekin, a former NASA astronaut; Paul “Doug” ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A statewide program helping female high school students learn about cybersecurity and potential jobs in the field begins accepting registration next month. The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology says students between grades 9 and 12 can participate in the ...Read more
LELAND – The administration of the Leland school district sent a letter home to parents informing them of an unfortunate situation where younger students were shown how to open prescription pill bottles. In a letter addressing the incident on Friday, they say that a junior high student ...Read more
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