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  MARION, Ill. (AP) — Six prisoners have been taken to a hospital following a carbon monoxide leak at a southern Illinois jail. Deputy Brian Murrah with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office tells WSIL-TV the Marion Fire Department performed an air quality check and discovered

MENDOTA- Both sides are slated to come back to the table on Wednesday in an attempt to settle the strike that has kept some Mendota students out of school a week.   Tuesday it was announced that the Mendota Teachers Union, the District 289 Board, and the mediator will get together at 4 PM at St.

  SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s Public Works Department is running into road accessibility issues at the Cambridge lift station. At Monday night’s city council meeting,  Superintendent Jeff Norton addressed the problem that he says is holding up repair work for the lift

  STREATOR – More criminal damage to windows and vehicles occurred in Streator on Monday. According to the Streator Police Department, four complaints of windows and/or doors being shot with a BB gun were reported. Two other complaints came in of slashed tires, and a rock thrown

MENDOTA – With no meetings since the failed negotiation session on Saturday, students at the three District 289 Schools in Mendota remain out of class for the fifth straight day.   Wednesday was speculated to be the next day both sides were to come together to try to hammer out a contract

WGLC ONLY – MENDOTA – Representatives from Nicor Gas appeared in front of Mendota City Council during Monday’s meeting to discuss the upcoming cleanup to the former manufactured gas plant on property that is now owned by Black Brothers Co. Officials said the plan is to cleanup the

SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s Route 89 water and sewer extension could begin in just a few weeks. On Monday night, city council awarded Universal Asphalt to take on the north side project for just over $174,000. City Engineer Mike Richetta says construction on the 500 feet of water and

SPRINGFIELD — A wetlands refuge will receive over $18,000 from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for restoration. The Putnam County project will restore high quality lands across 42 acres of Violet Meadow area at the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge.The project includes removing invasive

LASALLE – Two Michigan women are charged with possession of over 30 pounds of suspected methamphetamine after a traffic stop near Seneca. According to the Illinois State Police, on October 14th, 29-year-old Allysa Bogart of Jackson Michigan, and 21-year-old Jahmera Brown of Detriot,

  STREATOR – An investigation into a rash of criminal damage with an alleged BB gun has begun in Streator. According to authorities, 12 criminal damage reports in various locations in Streator that took place throughout the month, are connected to suspects who are allegedly shooting a