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STREATOR – Streator’s Fire Department will be purchasing a self-contained breathing apparatus, through grant funds received last year. In September, the Illinois Department of Homeland Security awarded Streator’s Fire Department with just over $143,600 for 20 breathing

  OTTAWA – A LaSalle man accused of smothering his infant son will stand trial in April. 24-year-old Kenneth Herbst is charged with first-degree murder for the spring 2019 incident in LaSalle where he allegedly suffocated his 2-month-old son. Judge Chris Ryan set trial for April 20th

STREATOR – A medical cannabis cultivator that plans to operate at John and Joe’s Florist in Streator received approval from that city’s council on Wednesday night. Llerem, LLC will be granted a special use permit to operate a medicinal grow house on the property of relatives, Jodi and

STREATOR – Streator High School’s choir groups will be putting on a Folk themed Winter Concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The concert and choir groups will sing an array of folk songs from different counties in the Popsdale Gymnasium. There will also be a band concert Sunday at 3 p.m.

PERU – The city of Peru is taking extra measures at its waste, water treatment plant in the event of a flood. After news of availability for funding with the Illinois Emergency Management Association, the city will move forward in seeking bids for a natural gas generator for the East Waste

OTTAWA – A Joliet man faces drug charges and attempting to flee authorities on Sunday. According to the Ottawa Police Department, 21-year-old Corey Dusean Ross is charged with unlawful possession with intent to deliver ecstasy and aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police

MENDOTA- Mendota Mayor David Boelk announced that fourth ward alderman Bill Hunt will retire later in the month. Boelk expresses regret at having to announce Hunt’s resignation, as he was a great asset to the city of Mendota. Although Hunt was not present at Monday’s city council meeting,

STREATOR – Streator High School will be hosting up to 20 exchange students next school year. At Tuesday night’s boards meeting, a contract renewal was passed with Foreign Services Group, Ltd., to enroll up to 20 Chinese exchange students. Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton says their current

STREATOR – February 18th is Pluto Day, celebrating its existence and the Streator-native who discovered it. Today marks 90 years since Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Arizona. Tombaugh was born in Streator to a farm family on February 4th, 1906.