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MENDOTA – The Regional Office of Education #35 and the Mendota Area YMCA have established a partnership to create and promote educational programs for Mendota. Funds will be directed toward offering 30 free family or youth memberships and also be used for educational materials for the

A specially appointed prosecutor announced that no charges will be pursued against the two white Atlanta police officers who clashed with Rayshard Brooks during a 2020 encounter, ending with the 27-year-old black man’s fatal shooting. Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting

The Placer County Sheriff’s office said in a statement on Tuesday that the body found inside a submerged car in Northern California on Sunday has been confirmed to be missing teen Kiely Rodni, who disappeared at a campground party in the area about three weeks ago. Authorities and

MENDOTA – Those who wish to help the families displaced after the fire on Main Street in Mendota should consider donating to one of the funds set up to assist those in need. The Main Street Fire Fund has been established at First State Bank to help those who lost their residence. The City

MENDOTA – The residents displaced from the fire in downtown Mendota are facing a number of challenges, most importantly housing. The American Red Cross and The Salvation Army are assisting, but according to Mendota City Clerk Emily McConville, apartments are needed in Mendota and the

    STREATOR – Streator Township High School Dist. 40 Board of Education is now accepting applications to be a board member. The appointee will serve from September 2022, until the next board election in April 2023. To qualify, candidates must be a resident of District 40, be

  Beginning Wednesday, East 1st Road in Hope Township between IL Route 18 and N. 1250th Road will be closed. The closure will be in effect for approximately 7 to 10 days. The project should be completed by Wednesday, August 31st, weather permitting. Motorists should seek alternative routes.

  LASALLE – By next year, LaSalle residents will have a new waste disposal service. After feedback from the community, LaSalle’s City Council made official action on Monday by approving Lakeshore Recycling Services as their new garbage collection provider beginning in February.

On Monday, former President Donald Trump filed a motion (which can be read in full here) in a Florida court, requesting a third party to review materials seized from his Mar-a-Lago home by the Justice Department earlier this month. Trump’s lawyers called for an injunction preventing the

The Atlanta Police Department confirmed that two people were killed and another was wounded in two shootings in the Midtown area of Atlanta on Monday. Atlanta’s interim Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters that a suspect was taken into custody hours later at Hartsfield-Jackson