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STREATOR – Ground was broke Thursday for a new 74-unit assisted living community in Streator. The Villas of Holly Brook Assisted Living and Reflections memory Care Community will be built in the 2000 block of East Main

PAW PAW – Paw Paw School Board members held a special meeting on Wednesday to answer questions about their decision to put deactivating Paw Paw High School and sending pupils to Indian Creek on the November ballot.

STREATOR – Streator City Council members approved the “Safe Routes to Schools” grant application at a City Council meeting Wednesday night. The $200,000 grant will go towards installing sidewalks so that kids can walk or ride their

AURORA – Two men were shot, one fatally, while inside of a car in an Aurora coin laundry parking lot Wednesday evening. Around 7 p.m. Aurora police say there was no discernible description of the suspect who

STREATOR – Tuesday evening two people were arrested in Streator after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation. According to Tri-Dent, they, along with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence in the 1400 block

DEKALB – The man authorities say caused a manhunt Thursday in southern DeKalb County has been taken into custody Wednesday in the city of DeKalb. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Richard A. Hall of

OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare Medical Group – Ottawa Starfire Drive is pleased to announce that Carrie Finley, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), has joined Dr. Ushasri Koganti’s Family Medicine care team. Finley provides care for patients from birth

PRINCETON – Princeton High School and Princeton Police say they won’t comment until the investigation is complete on allegations of an inappropriate relationship between an employee and a student. However, Princeton Superintendent Kirk Haring stated the employee

OTTAWA – On Sunday evening one man was taken into custody in Ottawa and charged with burglary after an investigation into vehicles being entered. In a release by the Ottawa Police Department, they say that around 10:30

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will continue its flu clinics this month in efforts to reach more people. According to the department everyone six months and older should get vaccinated. Leslie Daugherty of the health

FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — Stephenson county has agreed to a $3 million settlement with the family of a pregnant woman who was killed in a crash at a rural intersection where a stop sign was missing. The

STREATOR – Streator Township High School is in the works of planning a cutting-edge auditorium. In a board meeting Tuesday, Architect Brice Alt presented auditorium floor plans, designs and other elements of the estimated 10 million dollar

MORRIS – A Tuesday afternoon crash on Interstate 80 in Grundy County claimed the lives of a couple from Michigan returning from a funeral.  In a release by the Grundy County Coroners Office, they say that 73-year-old

OGLESBY – A crowd of about 35 friends, relatives and college staff attended a ceremony honoring Walter Durley and Hazel Marie Boyle posthumously for their contributions to Illinois Valley Community College. The Boyle’s bequest of over $620,000

PERU – Youth Rugby is making its way to Peru, as the new Illinois Valley Coal Miners Travel Team. Fran Baker, a former international rugby player and coach shared his plans to start up a youth travel

UTICA – Get ready to see some of the areas most vibrant colors as the leaves begin to change at Starved Rock. Starved Rock State Park will host a Fall Colors guided tour beginning next Saturday at