Damage at Mendota park bathrooms reported
MENDOTA – The public bathrooms at Strouss Park in Mendota, also known as Purple Park, are going to remain locked after damage was reported over the weekend. At the City Council meeting Monday night the decision
Drive-thru Spaghetti Dinner
Drive-thru Spaghetti Dinner at the Ottawa Rescue Squad, 701 Hitt St, Ottawa from 4pm-7pm, Friday, September 24th. Meal includes spaghetti, garlic breadsticks, and a side salad – $7 per meal All proceeds used to update ORS Equipment.
Streator eyes Riverside area for Safe Routes to School Project
STREATOR – The City of Streator is applying for a grant to install sidewalks in the Riverside Area. The Safe Routes to School Grant that the city is hoping to receive will go towards installing ADA-compliant
Streator man dies in motorcycle crash
PEORIA – A Streator man has died as a result of a motorcycle crash in Peoria. According to the Peoria Police Department, on Saturday before 3 a.m., they responded to the area of Main and
Bees kill 63 endangered penguins in South Africa
“There were no external physical injuries found on any of the birds,” a parks statement said. The postmortems showed all the penguins had multiple bee stings.
Singapore Police receive complaints about ‘clowns’ approaching children outside of schools
Tao Nan School, which is located in Marine Parade, informed parents in a notice that the police had alerted them of people dressed as clowns “seen loitering around primary schools and requesting (students) to follow them”.
Insurers face tougher times as Somali piracy drops
The drop in Somali pirate activity is weighing on the market for so-called marine kidnap and ransom insurance, which has grown for scratch to be worth about $250 million in little more than five years, according to
Dixon man charged with Reckless Homicide after crash kills two
AMBOY – A 20-year-old Dixon man is facing Reckless Homicide charges after a single vehicle crash in April killed two. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced that Draven Z. Webb was charged with two class 3 felonies
Anniversary of Blumhorst Disappearance; 31 years with no new answers
MENDOTA – Even after 31 years, people in and around Mendota remember what happened the morning of September 20th of 1990, but no clues have surfaced after that day about what exactly happened to 21-year-old Veronica