OTTAWA – No more feather banners in downtown Ottawa. You may be familiar with the advertising flags that are structured like feathers, ranging anywhere from 10 to 20 feet tall. On Tuesday night the city approved putting a restriction to them in downtown Ottawa, because according to Mayor ...Read more
The Farmers Almanac is predicting a colder and snowier than usual winter calling it a, “Polar Coaster”. However, its difficult to be wrong when the just released periodical uses broad language like frozen and snowy. According to predictions by Weatherology Meteorologist Ray ...Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three Chinese citizens with multiple charges involving the delivery of synthetic opioids that led to fatal overdoses, including one in Putnam County. According to the Tri-DENT drug Task Force, they and Putnam County officials assisted in a ...Read more
SENECA – October 2nd is the anniversary of the discovery of an African American woman whose body was found in a ditch in Grundy County 43 years ago. Today, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan says the re-opened case has made significant progress through the help of media and ...Read more
SENECA – October 2nd is the anniversary of the discovery of an African American woman whose body was found in a ditch in Grundy County 43 years ago. Today, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan says the re-opened case has made significant progress through the help of media and ...Read more
OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa approved selling $3.7 million in bonds for their lift station project and an already completed water main replacement. Plans for the lift station include relocating north to 1515 Illinois Avenue, free from flood plain. Mayor Aussem says $1.2 million bonds is ...Read more
MENDOTA- Talks broke down Tuesday night in Mendota between the teachers union and District 289 officials, which means a potential strike could still occur. A union spokesperson left the meeting around 8:40 PM and said no further talks were scheduled with the mediator and the strike date of ...Read more
PRINCETON – The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Freedom House in Princeton is remembering victims with Silhouettes displayed at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Freedom House is the domestic and sexual violence agency for Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam, and Stark ...Read more
PERU – Construction for Peru’s North Peoria Roadway improvement and roundabout project will begin soon. On Monday night, the city approved a $3.9 million dollar bid from Advanced Asphalt to take on the project, with some of the work set to start this fall. City Engineer Eric ...Read more
STEATOR – The city of Streator is tasked to get the highest amount of money in LaSalle County’s opioid settlement. LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly recently filed a comprehensive 320 page complaint against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids, like Purdue ...Read more
