Local Headlines

  STREATOR – Streator High School is beginning the process of seeking out a school resource officer. According to Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton, due to short staffing, an SRO will not be available via the city of Streator and the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Department. Seaton

  PERU – Peru residents will be seeing plenty of road work around town this summer. The city council approved construction for this year’s street program at just under $700,000. City engineer Eric Carls says he anticipates milling and resurfacing to begin by the end of May and

LOSTANT – A man is in custody after allegedly taking police officers on a vehicle pursuit and striking a squad car in LaSalle County on Monday. According to the Lostant Police Department, on Monday afternoon, they pursued a truck driven by 38-year-old James Tracy after reports of erratic

  OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa’s Thornton Park improvements project is in full swing. The master plan for the over $600,000 project includes upgrades like a splash pad, remodeling tennis, pickleball courts as well as general landscaping. The city was also awarded a $300,000 grant

PERU – Mayor Ken Kolowski made his official entrance as Peru’s Mayor at Monday night’s city council meeting. The newly elected mayor was sworn in by former Mayor Scott Harl and lead the council in their meeting for the first time.

  STREATOR – The old Ritchie Furniture building in Streator is to be transformed into a live performance venue. Resident Siobhan Elias made an announcement to the city council that she and her husband Kevin plan to turn the building on  Main Street into a venue that would host local

  OGLESBY – Appointments are still available for the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday and the Moderna vaccine clinic on Thursday at Illinois Valley Community College, hosted by the LaSalle County Health Department. Residents must be 16 years or older to be eligible. Click the link here to