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STREATOR – Spring Street will be reconstructed in the springtime as part of the city’s five year road plans. City Engineer Jeremy Palm says there will be a complete overlay and reconstruction of Spring Street from Bloomington to the east end of Spring Street next year through a block

STREATOR – Two people are dead after an early morning House Fire in Streator.  Around 2:30 AM a call was made for a fire in the 1000 block of East Wilson Street.     First responders arrived in less than two minutes and found the single story home filled with heavy smoke.  Two victims

MENDOTA- Families struggling to get a Thanksgiving meal on the table this week were helped Sunday  at the First Presbyterian Church in Mendota.   Volunteers pre-packaged some complete dinners, complete with turkey and sides for those in the community needing assistance this holiday season.   

BLOOMINGTON – Military veterans across the state who wish to pursue a career in food, farming and agriculture have new opportunities to advance their careers through the establishment of a statewide coalition. The Farmer Veteran Coalition of Illinois is the 10th chapter of a national

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois police officer has been ticketed for parking his patrol car in a handicapped-accessible parking space. Lakemoor Police Chief David Godlewski said Tuesday that the officer was issued a $350 fine Sunday for parking illegally at the Lakemoor Crossings

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Billionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker is financing another government office rehab. The governor’s office announced Friday that the governor’s offices in the state Capitol will be renovated for about $40,000. Pritzker spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh (a-boo-DAY’-uh) says

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is partnering with the Illinois State Police for a traffic safety campaign during the holiday weekend. Local law enforcement will be cracking down on impaired, speeding and unbuckled drivers through the holiday weekend. According to the Illinois

OREGON – Authorities are continuing to search for the bodies of two missing fishermen after their boat capsized Wednesday in Oregon. According to  Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle, one individual was located over a mile south of the Oregon Dam, but the body was not recovered because it

STREATOR – The Streator Police Department say that a man with a gun robbed a store Friday morning. Authorities say that just before 1 AM at a store in the 1200 block of South Bloomington Street a man with his face covered entered the store and allegedly took cash from the registers. The

SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination. The department says Missa Bay, LLC from Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling more than 75,000 pounds (34,020 kilograms) of salad