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STREATOR – A Sunday evening fire in Streator was quickly extinguished by the Streator Fire Department. Just after 5 PM they were called to the 900 block of East 12th Street for a home that had smoke and flames coming from the roof. Crews arrived two minutes after the call and discovered no

OREGON, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois landmark known as the Eternal Indian statue is finally complete after years of planning and fundraising. The Rockford Register Star reports the scaffolding surrounding the sculpture, also known as Black Hawk, is being removed and should be taken down within

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — Officials say a printing glitch is responsible for some residents receiving up to eight voter registration cards recently. Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman tells The (Peoria) Journal Star that a printer froze and got multiple orders to reprint. That led to duplicate cards

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Pentagon says one of the two soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb was from Illinois. On Sunday, military officials identified the soldier as 21-year-old Pfc. Miguel A. Villalon of Joliet.  He was assigned to 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion,

STREATOR – OSF Center for Health in Streator has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine. According to Community Relations Coordinator Caitlin Parker, the award was a result of an extensive review by the American College of Radiology. The ACR gold seal of

WOODRIDGE, Ill. (AP) — A victim advocate for a large U.S. Army Reserve command has accused commanders of mishandling sexual assault cases and retaliating against at least one victim. Amy Braley Franck told The Associated Press that commanders within the 416th Engineer Command investigated at

OTTAWA – Community members in the city of Ottawa plan to petition the used car tax. Denetta Flamingo, who addressed council members about the .5% tax on titled vehicles, Tuesday night, says she’s hoping to get a referendum on the ballot. 989 registered voters in the city of Ottawa

OTTAWA – Community members in the city of Ottawa plan to petition a used motor vehicle tax. Denetta Flamingo, who addressed council members about the 0.5% tax on all titled motor vehicles Tuesday night, says she’s hoping to get a referendum on the November ballot. According to her

PRINCETON – A California man is in custody after authorities seized a substance containing purported fentanyl and over $150,000 in vacuum-sealed packages during a traffic stop near Princeton on Thursday. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Teams, 21-year-old Alejandro

OGLESBY – Former Illinois Valley Community College trustee Melissa Olivero of Peru will deliver the college’s May commencement address, President Jerry Corcoran announced at Thursday’s board meeting.  Olivero, an administrative law judge, was elected twice and served the college from