Local law enforcement cracking down for Thanksgiving holiday

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department is partnering with the Illinois State Police for a traffic safety campaign during the holiday weekend. Local law enforcement will be cracking down on impaired, speeding and unbuckled drivers through the

Streator OKs crematory on Bloomington Street

STREATOR – Streator’s city council gave the OK for a crematory business to operate on Bloomington Street.   Last month, Schultz Monument business asked the city’s permission to purchase property on 404 North Bloomington Street to operate a

Volunteers needed for Streator’s Lighted Christmas Parade

STREATOR – Volunteers are needed for Streator’s annual Lighted Christmas Parade. Coordinator Toni Petit says  shes not getting the response she has in previous years and is really hurting for helpers. Fluorescent green or yellow vests will

Armed Robbery Friday Morning in Streator

STREATOR – The Streator Police Department say that a man with a gun robbed a store Friday morning. Authorities say that just before 1 AM at a store in the 1200 block of South Bloomington Street a

LaSalle and Putnam counties unemployment lessens

CHICAGO – LaSalle and Putnam counties unemployment rates made a slight decrease in the month of October. According to the Illinois Department of Employment and Security, LaSalle County is 4.2% unemployed, compared to 4.4 in September. Putnam