Passenger Dies in Grundy County Christmas Eve Crash
BRACEVILLE – One man has died and another man was arrested following a single vehicle crash Christmas Eve morning in Grundy County. According to Grundy County Coroner John W. Callahan the crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. on
Grant Program Available to Help Companies Market Asian Carp
SPRINGFIELD – A grant program is now available through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to support Asian Carp processors and product-makers to find more ways to market the invasive fish. Gov. Bruce Rauner announced that companies
Kane County Authorities Announce Heroin Arrest
AURORA – One man was arrested on Heroin charges in Aurora after a search warrant in Kane County. The Aurora Police Department announces that on December 12th they executed a search warrant in the 400 block
Jennifer Sines Appointed IVCH Pharmacy Director
PERU– Jennifer Sines is the new pharmacy director at Illinois Valley Community Hospital. A 2000 graduate of Creighton University’s School of Pharmacy, Sines has worked full-time as a pharmacist at IVCH since 2003. Before then she had worked
Tri-Dent Finds Cocaine During Wednesday Morning Search
NAPLATE – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team took a Naplate man into custody Wednesday after an investigation into cocaine sales. Around 11 a.m. they executed a search warrant in the 200 block of 18th ave. in
Engineer selected for streetscape project
STREATOR – Chamlin and Associates Inc. will be the firm that will take on designing traffic signal improvements in downtown Streator. The project is a component of the downtown street scape project that will begin in 2019.
Streator Approves High Tech EMS devices
STREATOR – The city of Streator authorized the purchase of high tech medical equipment for the Streator EMS. In a council meeting on Wednesday, the city authorized the purchase of a CPR Monitor that gives real-time feedback
Northwest Illinois Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
SAVANNA – A northwest Illinois man is charged with felony possession of child pornography. According to the Illinois State Police, an investigation began in late August after receiving a cyber-tip through the National Center for Missing and
Maestro & Mi Holiday Glee
Maestro & Mi Music Academy will be rocking and singing and story telling again this year in the Great Hall at Starved Rock Lodge! This free concert will be performed by the instructors and musicians of “Maestro
8th Annual Penguin Plunge
The Penguin Plunge is an annual fundraiser that helps to raise money for Make-A-Wish Illinois. Proceeds from the event help to grant wishes of children in our local areas. The mission of Make-A-Wish is to grant wishes