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PERU – With the coming holiday season, the Peru City Council had some discussion regarding the upcoming Christmas Parade. They would prefer if residents of Peru refrained from adding any sort of political float into the parade. They feel there is no reason to exploit an event for the

PERU – After 40 to 50 years, the Peru City Council has set plans in motion for the replacement of the Water Street Substation. The council authorized the Mayor and City Clerk’s plans to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with BHMG Engineering at their Tuesday night meeting. These plans

PRINCETON – Bureau County Board approved their 2020 budget at Tuesday night’s meeting. Board member Connie Stetson explained that the budget has been on the county’s website for review. In addition, the board voted to accept the 2020 health insurance from Kris DeBrock with an 8.3%

DEPUE – Multiple departments responded to the call for a fire in DePue on Tuesday night in the bone chilling cold. Around 6:15 PM responders were called to the 1100 block of Rosehill Road, where they found an engine repair pole building fully involved. Spring Valley, DePue, Ladd, Peru,

STREATOR – Streator’s city council and department heads discussed 2020 budgets at Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting. Department heads had the opportunity to propose increases of funding to certain areas of their budget like for vehicles and equipment for both the police

STREATOR – Streator’s Plan Comissioner is recommending a special use permit for a resident to operate a crematory on North Bloomington Street. After a fire destroyed Shultz crematory business on Shabbona Street, owners moved into the Flink building and are looking to purchase property on

MARSEILLES – Fire departments responded to an incident involving a diver at the power plant near Marseilles on Tuesday. The Marseilles and Seneca Fire Departments were called to the LaSalle County Generating Station for a report of lost communications with a diver for 20 minutes around 3

  OGLESBY – The Oglesby Planning Commission is continuing to involve the public in reviewing the 2019 Comprehensive Plan. There will be a public follow up meeting to receive input on the goals of the plan on Wednesday at city hall at 6:30 p.m. Drafts of the Goals and Implementation

  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois cities are experiencing record-breaking cold. The National Weather Service in Chicago says record low temperatures were set Tuesday morning at both Chicago and Rockford. It says Chicago had a low of 7 degrees (-13.89 Celsius), which breaks the previous record of 8

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A priest who served at several southern Illinois parishes has pleaded guilty to the distribution of child pornography and the possession of methamphetamine. The Rev. Gerald Hechenberger faces up to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to three counts of