STREATOR – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, is touring local businesses throughout the Illinois Valley to discuss the state’s balanced budget along with tax credits that will help businesses grow. He recently toured the new Vactor Manufacturing plant in Streator to attend its ...Read more
HENNEPIN – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) visited Marquis Energy, meeting with its leaders and touring the ethanol facility, highlighting the importance of ethanol production to our nation’s economy and the damage being caused by the Trump Administration’s inappropriate use of small ...Read more
STREATOR – A man in Streator Tuesday morning escaped serious injury after colliding with a train. The Streator Police Department reported that 36-year Matt Weibel was traveling west on Bridge Street around 9 AM when he crossed the Norfolk Southern tracks near Illinois Street. Weibel ...Read more
STREATOR – Garages and homes were targeted by apparent burglars Tuesday in Streator. The Streator Police department took a number of reports of items being missing, including a home burglary in the 400 block of Bluff Street. A bicycle was reportedly taken from an unlocked garage in the 300 ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly is expected to appear at a status hearing a day after jail personnel moved him into the general inmate population following a complaint from his his attorneys that he was being held in solitary in a restrictive section of a federal jail in Chicago. Questions about the ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A University of Illinois student who is accused of tying a noose and leaving it in a residence hall elevator was charged Tuesday with a hate crime. Andrew Smith, 19, found some rope in the elevator in Allen Hall over the weekend and tied it into a noose, Champaign County ...Read more
OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa is planning ahead for recreation marijuana sales. In a city council meeting, an ordinance was approved amending the city’s code to implement a 3% sales tax to be collected in October of 2020. Attorney Christina Cantlin says it’s possible that the tax could ...Read more
MENDOTA- In a forum before the regular city council meeting Tuesday in Mendota a dozen residents gathered to voice their opinion on expanding gaming in the community. An unspecified retailer sought to add gambling devices into their store, and a majority spoke in opposition of the plan. ...Read more
PERU – Two people were transported to local area hospitals after a collision on Illinois 251 and Wenzel Road that ended with one vehicle crashing into Midland Bank on Tuesday night in Peru. According to Peru Fire Chief Jeff King, just after 8 p.m., a two vehicle accident occurred between an ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s real estate tax is due this Thursday. Taxpayers who enrolled in the automatic withdrawal option will have their installment electronically withdrawn from their bank accounts on Thursday. Credit card payments can be made out of ...Read more
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