Park board shares ideas for concrete work planned for splash pad
STREATOR – Streator Onized Credit Union, aka SOCU, donated $20,000 for Paul’s Pad Splash Pad. The donation will go towards adding a concrete walkway from the splash pad to the playground in City Park. Robert Dieken
Streator parks board pushes to complete Central Park project
STREATOR – Streator’s Parks and Open Spaces advisory board is recommending that funds appropriated for Central Park be carried over next year to complete restoration plans. During public comment at October’s Parks and Open Spaces meeting, a
Relay for Life LaSalle County and Illinois Valley come together for ‘Days of Hope’
LASALLE COUNTY- Relay For Life of LaSalle County and Relay For Life of Upper Illinois Valley have joined forces to create the LaSalle County Days of Hope. The LaSalle County Days of Hope will consist of multiple
Byron man charged in death of ex-wife and son after house fire in 2016
BYRON – A Byron man faces multiple charges, including first degree murder, in the death of a woman and her child as a result of a house fire. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, an 18
Streator City Council to discuss facade grant recommendation
STREATOR – Streator’s commission is referring two facade grant applications to city council to discuss. Streator’s plan commission recommends that council look into facade grants of $15,000 each for a property owner of 125 and 127 South Park Street. City
Potential agreement to be reached for Mendota teachers this week
MENDOTA – The Mendota Elementary Teacher’s union, the Mendota board and a federal mediator will meet Thursday to potentially hash out a contract agreement. Teachers announced an intent to strike next week if a consensus isn’t agreed
Burial vault company in Streator hoping to expand services
STREATOR – Streator’s plan commission will consider amending zoning ordinances to allow burial vault manufactures to expand. At Tuesday night’s plan commission meeting, owners of Schultz Wilbert Vault requested that the city allow them to purchase a
Here’s what local fire departments will do with Illinois American Water grant
STREATOR – Five local fire departments that were included in the 90 Illinois departments that will share an $88,000 grant, will use the money for various needs. Recipients of the grant include, Streator Fire Department, Long
Streator’s Barlow Addition Sewer Project completed
STREATOR – 50 homes have been hooked up to Streator’s new sanitary sewers, in the completed Barlow Addition Sewer Project. The project funded by a community development block grant, consisted of installing two miles of storm sewer
Annexation business on Mendota’s agenda
MENDOTA – Mendota’s City Council is to discuss a petition to annex land for a proposed funeral home. On Monday night the city agreed to send an annexation petition for 192 East Highway 52 land to plan