STREATOR – Streator City Council has appointed their newest council member. After much deliberation over three candidates on Thursday night, council members nominated Tim Geary. Geary was ecstatic when he was given the news and said he felt like his name got called to be a contestant
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LADD – A tractor-trailer pulling a tanker filled with hazardous materials rolled over on I-80 near Ladd Thursday. The Spring Valley and Ladd Fire Departments were called to the interstate where the tanker was off the road around 2:30 PM. The MABAS 25 Hazmat Team helped secure the scene
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OTTAWA – The American Automobile Association this week released the latest average gas prices statewide, and LaSalle County is below the state average but above the national average, coming in at $3.32 per gallon. DeKalb County is among the highest, at $3.38 per gallon, above the national
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CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a northwest Indiana teenager who was trying to sell an Xbox has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. In sentencing 19-year-old Garry L. Higgins IV on Wednesday, a Lake County judge rejected his defense attorney’s
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CHICAGO (AP) — State police will add patrols to Chicago-area freeways with troopers from elsewhere in Illinois due to a rising number of shootings involving motorists. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Thursday that the increased police presence starts Friday evening and will continue through
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OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center recently awarded its DAISY Award to Lee Jerde. Lee is a registered nurse and works in the Intensive Care Unit at OSF Saint Elizabeth. Jerde has been Mission Partner for over forty-six years and lives in Ottawa. “We truly
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding vehicle owners to report license plates to the Secretary of State’s office that are peeling, chipping or rusting in order to receive replacement plates at no charge. A registration identification number and pin, found on
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UTICA – The washout on the I&M Canal path between Utica and Ottawa has now been fully repaired and reopened to the public. The project took most of the summer to complete as crews worked to rebuild the path after flooding damaged it in 2013. The canal was opened in 1848 to move goods
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OTTAWA – Authorities involved in the Jelani Day case say an individual in a video posted by the Peru Police Department, is no longer a person of interest. Peru Police posted a video of a male individual on their Facebook page, who was said to be a person of interest in the case of
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STREATOR – Streator’s City Council is expected to appoint a person to fill a spot on the council. A special meeting will take place at 7 pm Thursday to discuss the potential candidate or candidates amongst council members and then administered the oath of office to the selected
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