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WENONA – Politicians, local business leaders and elected officials announced details of a natural gas line expansion at Hearthside Foods in Wenona, Monday morning. Ameren Illinois completed a natural gas line upgrade from IL-71 and IL-251, south along IL-251 to just west of Tonica. The

STREATOR – Beginning Tuesday, County Highway 40 on North 13th Road between East 25th Road and East 26th Road in Streator will be closed. The road will shut down between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. for crane crossing for the Otter Creek Wind Farm. Locals are urged to seek alternative

STREATOR – A home suffered what authorities called extensive damage Sunday night in Streator.   After 9 PM the Streator Fire Department was called to the 1100 block of Arthur Street for a reporter structure fire.  It took only 2 hours for crews to fully extinguish the blaze, which had

OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare donates $900 to Marquette Academy athletic programs. This donation is a result of the sports physical fundraiser that took place on August 6. “We would like to thank OSF for this wonderful opportunity to not only accommodate our athletes to access their sports

Barbara Davis of Sugar Grove recently made a $50,000 donation to Illinois Valley Community College’s agriculture complex capital campaign to memorialize her family’s farming history. The donation, announced at Thursday’s board meeting, was made in memory of her grandparents, Walley and

OGLESBY- Illinois Valley Community College offered assistance to those who will be unemployed soon in Mendota.   IVCC personnel recently conducted a cover letter and resume writing workshop for 15 Del Monte employees. It was announced in August that the long time canning facility is slated to

OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare donates $900 to Marquette Academy athletic programs. This donation is a result of the sports physical fundraiser that took place on August 6. “We would like to thank OSF for this wonderful opportunity to not only accommodate our athletes to access their sports

OTTAWA – The first frost of the season is touching down in North Central Illinois overnight. A freeze warning is in effect  beginning at 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturday for LaSalle County, which includes Ottawa, Streator, Peru, LaSalle and Mendota. According to Weatherology

UTICA – The 2019 LaSalle County Burgoo Festival celebrates their 50th anniversary this weekend. The fall festival is one of Illinois’ largest and longest running, since 1969. This year, the Utica Village street party will feature some special events in honor of their 50th. Events

STREATOR – Streator’s Parks and Open Spaces board says State Representative Lance Yednock is ready to move forward in plans to help trench out Marilla Park Pond. According to board member Gary Wheeler, Yednock was approached a few years back by Streator council to use his