AMBOY – Amboy’s School District is levying a higher percentage for its property taxes. According to Superintendent Joshua Nichols, limitations with the tax cap law, or consumer price index will not allow over 5 percent increase. So why levy a nearly 6 percent hike? Nichols says if the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa will be getting a new and improved ice skating rink next week. According to Commissioner James Less, the size of the portable rink will be of National Hockey League standards of 200 by 85 feet. The rink is expected to be installed by Monday, weather permitting, ...Read more
OGLESBY – Oglesby’s ice skating rink is being installed on Thursday. Director of Parks Bob Ghighi, says the installation will be finished by the end of the work day and says as soon as the rink is frozen, it will be available to skate. Hours of operation for the rink located on East ...Read more
STREATOR – Two men allegedly wore masks and displayed a gun during a robbery of a business on Tuesday night in Streator. Streator Police say that around 7:30 p.m. they were called to the 400 block of North Bloomington Street for an armed robbery. Officers say that two men wearing dark ...Read more
JOLIET – A music teacher at Reed-Custer School District 255 and the director of the Joliet American Legion Band was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of possession of child pornography. In a statement released by Will County Sheriff Mike Kelley, they say the investigation ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Reddick Mansion Association is hosting Candlelight Tours on Friday. As part of Ottawa’s Christ Kringle Market, on Friday at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the public will have an opportunity to check out the Mansion’s holiday decorations while hearing about the building’s ...Read more
OTTAWA – A New LaSalle County Board term began. In a board meeting on Monday, newly elected and reelected board members were sworn in. According to County Board Deputy Clerk Brenda Battistelli, three newly appointed members are on the board for Districts 3, 10 and 20, Kindra Pottinger, ...Read more
OGLESBY – Members of the Illinois Valley Community College Criminal Justice Association recently purchased $544 worth of toys for the Christmas 4 Kids Toy Drive. The toy drive, led by LaSalle County Deputy Sheriff Felecia Rasmussen, will distribute toys to families in LaSalle county. ...Read more
OGLESBY – The large white barn, a building south of Illinois Valley Community College, is no more. Demolition began this week to remove the structure. The barn, believed to have been constructed in the 1940s, was the centerpiece of the Segaert Farm that dates back to 1905. The college ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota’s new police chief was sworn into office on Monday. In front of the city council, and a packed room of friends, family and colleagues, Lieutenant Greg Kellen proudly took the oath to be Mendota’s police chief. Chief Kellen thanked the city for the ...Read more
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