Park hours change for city parks in Streator
STREATOR – Closing time for parks in Streator has changed. The city agreed to update all park hours to sunrise to sunset, compared to the fixed closing time of 9 p.m. Softball and baseball are exempt from
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August 2020 combined sewer into IL River due for closure in Ottawa
OTTAWA – By this time next year, the Environmental Protection Agency will begin closing off one of four sewers discharging into the Illinois River in Ottawa. Due by August 2020, the EPA has prioritized closing off a
Statewide gas tax reflects prices as averages increase
CHICAGO – Gas prices statewide and in the tri-county area have increased. That’s all thanks to the recent statewide gas tax hike that took off earlier this month. According to Illinois Director of Public Affairs for the
Police: Truck driver didn’t slow in time; 3 dead in Effingham
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a tractor-trailer driver failed to slow down in time and crashed into stopped traffic in an Illinois construction zone, killing three people from Missouri. The four-vehicle crash happened Saturday along eastbound
GOP group removes post calling congresswomen “Jihad Squad”
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois Republican group has apologized and removed from its Facebook page a post that showed images of four Democratic congresswomen who have been criticized by President Donald Trump and referred to them as
