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PONTIAC – With warmer weather comes the monitoring of the spread of West Nile Virus, and the Livingston County Health Department is seeking the public’s help once again. They are asking that residents collect recently deceased birds that are not decomposing and the cause of death is

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — The school resource officer authorities say stopped a gunman who began firing inside Dixon high school says “I was not going to let him get away.” Officer Mark Dallas said he was in his Dixon High School office May 16 when he heard gunfire in the hallway. Dallas

LELAND – A Leland man was arrested after being stopped for allegedly speeding late Thursday night. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Jeffery M. Heth was stopped for speeding in southern DeKalb County when the deputy initiated a search of the vehicle after

STREATOR – An early Friday morning fire filled a single family home with smoke in Streator. Working alarms in the home woke the residents to the danger as smoke filled the 2-story dwelling in the 500 block of South Vermillion Street. The Streator Fire Department was called after 3 AM and

STREATOR – Three Chicago area residents facing felony murder charges after the shooting death Tuesday of a Streator woman. According to the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office, 24-year-old Hashim S. Waite and 21-year-old Ashanti D. Roberts are in the LaSalle County Jail. A 16-year-old

STREATOR – A special tax zone created to spur business has been designated in Streator. Governor Bruce Rauner and Mayor Jimmie Lansford announced that an ‘Opportunity Zone’ could bring new businesses to the city. It would be an area stretching from Otter Creek Street to

STREATOR – The newest addition to Streator City Park opens Friday with a ceremony at 9 AM. The northeast side of the park will now feature ‘Paul’s Pad’, a splash pad named after Paul E. Dieken. The construction was made possible by a donation from the Dieken Family

STREATOR – The Streator woman who was shot and killed in the 200 block of 9th street has been identified.   According to the LaSalle County Coroners Office 33-year-old Maria M De la Torre was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital in Streator.   In a statement Wednesday morning,

STREATOR – A woman was shot and killed in Streator and three suspects are in custody after a high speed chase across two counties. According to Streator Police Chief Kurt Pastirik, before 9 PM Tuesday they were called to the 200 block of West 9th Street for shots fired. The 33-year-old

STREATOR – The Illinois State Police and Streator Police Department are investigating a deadly shooting Tuesday evening. According to the Streator Police Department around 9 PM they were called to the 200 block of 9th Street for a report of a 33-year-old woman being shot. She was taken to