MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare Saint Paul and Saint Elizabeth Medical Center will be accepting non-working Christmas lights this year to reduce landfill waste. Eagle Recycling in Galva partnered to accept the lights which can be stripped down to raw materials and can be reused to make new ...Read more
STREATOR – The Streator Ministerial Association will be hosting their annual Thanksgiving Luncheon this Thursday. Deliveries will be offered starting at 11 a.m., carry-outs at 11:30 and 1:30 p.m. and a dine-in at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 12:30 p.m. Coordinator Marianne Morris ...Read more
CHICAGO – Americans hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday will find gas prices similar, if not cheaper, than last year’s. According American Automobile Association Spokesperson Jeanette Casselano, during Thanksgiving week last year the national gas price average decreased a ...Read more
LASALLE – One person was airlifted and another rushed by ambulance to local area hospitals after the vehicle they were in fell off the I-39 overpass in LaSalle on Monday. According to initial reports, just before noon, the Utica and LaSalle emergency crews were called to westbound I-80 for ...Read more
STREATOR – The victims of the fire on Sunday that took the lives of two people have been identified. The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office says that 67-year-old Lois J. Green and 27-year-old Christian Green were found after the fire started in the 1000 block of East Wilson Street. ...Read more
STREATOR – Registration starts today for the Streator Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Lighting and Decorating Contest. There is no cost to enter but you must reside or have a business in the Streator corporate limits to be nominated. The contest will have four divisions: most creative, ...Read more
STREATOR – Spring Street will be reconstructed in the springtime as part of the city’s five year road plans. City Engineer Jeremy Palm says there will be a complete overlay and reconstruction of Spring Street from Bloomington to the east end of Spring Street next year through a block ...Read more
STREATOR – Two people are dead after an early morning House Fire in Streator. Around 2:30 AM a call was made for a fire in the 1000 block of East Wilson Street. First responders arrived in less than two minutes and found the single story home filled with heavy smoke. Two victims ...Read more
BLOOMINGTON – Military veterans across the state who wish to pursue a career in food, farming and agriculture have new opportunities to advance their careers through the establishment of a statewide coalition. The Farmer Veteran Coalition of Illinois is the 10th chapter of a national ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is partnering with the Illinois State Police for a traffic safety campaign during the holiday weekend. Local law enforcement will be cracking down on impaired, speeding and unbuckled drivers through the holiday weekend. According to the Illinois ...Read more
