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  STREATOR – Waste Management Services is proposing a rate increase in the city of Streator. Due to the motor fuel tax increase and China’s disruption of the export market for recyclables, the waste service says they plan to increase fees. According to a letter by Waste

OTTAWA – Saturday will be the last day the Secretary of State office in Ottawa will be open.  In a news release on Tuesday they say that due to the lease not being renewed on the property they will close permanently.    Other nearby locations in LaSalle, Streator, Mendota and Morris will

PERU – Aldermen at Peru City Council discussed potential plans regarding the Water Street electrical substation at Monday night’s meeting. Representatives from BHMG Engineers spoke to the council about the need for an update at the current substation, which is located in a flood prone

STREATOR – Over 40 vendors will be showcasing their services to hundreds of elderly citizens on Wednesday for Streator YMCA’s Senior Expo. YMCA Director Alex Spencer says folks can learn more about assisted living, healthcare, financial planning and veterans assistance. The

  OTTAWA – Overnight on Friday temperatures dipped into the low 30s, creating a light frost, the first of the season. With a record-late corn and soybean moving towards maturity, the timing and intensity of a first freeze has the potential to  break a crop. LaSalle County’s

  OTTAWA – Overnight on Friday temperatures dipped into the low 30s, creating a light frost, the first of the season. With a record-late corn and soybean moving towards maturity, the timing and intensity of a first freeze has the potential to  break a crop. LaSalle County’s

  DEPUE – The Village of DePue will he home to the largest solar farm in Bureau County, advancing the state’s goal of reaching a quarter percent of renewable energy by 2025.  Ameresco, Inc., a  renewable energy and efficiency company, announced that it will develop a 27

WENONA – Politicians, local business leaders and elected officials announced details of a natural gas line expansion at Hearthside Foods in Wenona, Monday morning. Ameren Illinois completed a natural gas line upgrade from IL-71 and IL-251, south along IL-251 to just west of Tonica. The

STREATOR – Beginning Tuesday, County Highway 40 on North 13th Road between East 25th Road and East 26th Road in Streator will be closed. The road will shut down between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. for crane crossing for the Otter Creek Wind Farm. Locals are urged to seek alternative

STREATOR – A home suffered what authorities called extensive damage Sunday night in Streator.   After 9 PM the Streator Fire Department was called to the 1100 block of Arthur Street for a reporter structure fire.  It took only 2 hours for crews to fully extinguish the blaze, which had