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STREATOR – Woodland High School celebrated the grand opening of their new gymnasium. On Wednesday evening, members of Woodland High School and city officials celebrated the opening of the Warriors Gymnasium with a ribbon cutting and tour. Superintendent Ryan McGuckin says the two year ...Read more

MENDOTA – Officials celebrated after a ribbon cutting of what they say was the largest flour mill ever built from the ground up in North America Wednesday in Mendota. Archer Daniels Midland President of Milling said “Our growth investment to design and build a cutting-edge production ...Read more

  MENDOTA – The estimated budget for Fiscal Year 2020 was approved for the elementary school district in Mendota Wednesday night as talks continue with a mediator to reach an agreement with the teachers to prevent a strike. Dr. Kristen School, Superintendent of District 289 shared the ...Read more

OTTAWA – PADS Shelter in Ottawa received an influx of lunch supplies after expressing a desperate need last week. Assistant Director Barbara Hall says the shelter is overwhelmed with joy from the generous donations they’ve received these past four days after announcing a scarcity ...Read more

LASALLE – Two men have been charged with possession of purported cocaine following an investigation in LaSalle on Tuesday. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, the LaSalle Police Department and Peru Special Investigations, on Tuesday just after 3 p.m. they conducted ...Read more

  OGLESBY – A marijuana cultivation center in Oglesby plans to make a million dollar expansion. According to Mayor Dom Rivara, Green Thumb Industries will start construction on the $1.5 million expansion in the coming months. Rivara says the operation will benefit the area, in that ...Read more

MENDOTA – Mendota Alderman commended the police department for their work in handling the suspect of a number of smash and grab burglaries downtown. 54-year-old Craig J. Hynes is in custody for allegedly breaking the windows of multiple businesses over the last few weeks. Alderman ...Read more

  CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has opened 24 new investigations into alleged misconduct by Catholic priests amid concerns that cases turned over by the Archdiocese of Chicago weren’t properly reviewed. The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Family members of 1930s gangster John Dillinger have submitted a new application to exhume his Indianapolis gravesite. The Indiana State Department of Health said it received the latest application Tuesday. Dillinger’s family first applied to exhume the remains in July ...Read more