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  MARSEILLES – A battery fire that occurred Monday in Marseilles is contained and authorities say there’s no immediate danger to the public. The Marseilles Fire Department was called before the afternoon for a battery fire located west of the LaSalle Generating Station. The LaSalle

  LASALLE – A technical rescue team is currently on the scene of a partial building collapse that occurred on 1st and Tonti Street in LaSalle Monday morning. Just after 10 AM the MABAS 25 division was called to the abandoned 1001 1st Street building that collapsed. No injuries were

  STREATOR – No parking zones will be on Streator City Council’s agenda this week namely for James Street to 12th Street along Hoyne Street. A resident who lives on Hoyne Street spoke out in favor of prohibition. The city will also consider no parking on the east end of Coal

A woman in her 70’s was the 314th Covid death in LaSalle County since the pandemic began in March of 2020.  The LaSalle County Health Department released the latest weekly data on Friday, and reported 30 new cases in the past week.   Unlike the early days of the virus, the latest cases

  SHEFFIELD – A teenager has died after a single-vehicle accident north of Sheffield on Thursday. According to the Bureau County Sherriff’s Officer, Just before 10 a.m., deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident on 645 East, approximately 1 mile south of 2000 N Ave north of

  LASALLE – Some Rotary Park improvements are moving along faster than expected. According to City Engineer Brian Brown, three of four main projects are underway: bathroom and shelter work as well ADA park accessibility. Brown says the bathroom should be in service before the end of

  STREATOR – The application deadline for a grant that would rehab ten single-family homes in an area east of the Vermillion River in Streator is nearing, and the city is coming close to reaching its goal of submitting 30 surveys. Connie Buchanan, Housing Rehabilitation Grant Manager

    OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa has terminated its contract with a landscaping company that was involved in the Thornton Park improvements. At a special city council meeting on Tuesday, Mayor Dan Aussem’s reasoning behind the decision was due to work not being done in a

  STREATOR – The city of Streator is planning to vote in favor of Perdue Pharma’s reorganization plan pertaining to their opioid lawsuit. Purdue Pharma recently began soliciting votes for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan and reorganization. According to Perdue Pharma, the Plan will