7-year-old cancer survivor donates thousands of toys to hospital
“Tripp and his mom started a toy drive and it just kept growing. They collected 4,400 toys, packed into more than 100 boxes.”
Streator City Council OKs no parking for parts of Hoyne, River Avenue, and Coal streets
STREATOR – Streator City Council gave the green light to implement no parking in certain areas. Following complaints from residents and public works employees, there will no longer be parking along River Avenue from LaSalle Street to
OSF HealthCare requires all employees to get COVID-19 vaccines
UNDATED – OSF HealthCare will require all OSF Mission Partners to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September. Officials say the decision is consistent with existing OSF vaccination policies that require Mission Partners to
TSA Agents find and return diamond that fell off newlywed’s engagement ring
“Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in New York helped reunite a recently married woman with the diamond that fell off her engagement ring at the airport.”
No plans yet to re-water the Ottawa canal, officials to call a meeting
OTTAWA – Ottawa officials are planning a meeting to discuss how to move forward with the algae-stricken Illinois and Michigan Canal. Mayor Dan Aussem says draining of the canal is taking place at this time in order
NBA HOF’er Scottie Pippen offers his home on Airbnb this summer
“The former Bulls forward is offering his two-bedroom, one-bathroom home for an affordable $92 a night.”
“5G,” “oof” among words added to Dictionary.com
“Dictionary.com added more than 300 new words as 2020 reshaped and expanded our vocabulary.”
Service disruptions successful for those who owe the city of Peru
PERU – City Clerk Dave Bartley says implementing service disruption for those who have delinquent utility bills is working. Bartley gave an update to the council on the once nearly $70,000 owed by Peru residents back
LaSalle officials says legal action was taken over 1st Street building years before collapse
LASALLE – LaSalle city officials say they have been in litigations for years with the owner of the building that partially collapsed on 1st Street, Monday morning. According to a press release by the City of
‘Birds are not real’ rolling rally makes first stop in Missouri
“What makes me think that? I think the evidence is all around us, birds sit on power lines, we believe they’re charging on power lines…”