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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

  SPARLAND – A vehicle crash north of Sparland took the life of a Peoria man, and injured others on Sunday. According to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday just before 3 p.m. a vehicle driven by 68-year-old Donald Burhans of Peoria, was traveling South of Route 29

STREATOR – The Streator Police Department is looking for information on who may be responsible for shooting out multiple windows in the last week with what they say is a BB gun.   On Monday authorities released security camera still images of a red car allegedly aiming a weapon out of a

UTICA – The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who fell to his death at Starved Rock State Park on Saturday.  William Wujek announced that 30-year-old Daniel J. King of Bradley, Illinois was at the Council Overhang and fell just after 10 a.m.  According to the

STREATOR – An elderly person from Streator had apparently already shipped a package with $10,000 in it unknowingly to Social Security scammers on Friday, but police were able to intervene.  The Streator Police Department helped a resident recover the funds before they were delivered to a

DIXON – A Dixon woman has died after a crash Friday in rural Lee County.   The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that around 2 PM a two vehicle collision on Lowell Park Road near Timber Creek Road sent 84-year-old Jerle Barton to the hospital where she was pronounced deceased.  The