Oglesby given deadline from IDNR on Seneca Square Project
OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby is between a rock and a hard place with how to move forward with the Seneca Square Project. On Thursday night, Mayor Dom Rivara told officials and residents that the
Fired Chicago Police superintendent getting $190K pension
CHICAGO (Chicago Tribune) — A report says Chicago’s fired police superintendent is receiving a monthly pension of more than $15,800. The Chicago Tribune, citing records it obtained under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act, reports Eddie Johnson was
Road work included in Streator’s 5-year plan begins this year
STREATOR – Road work on East 1st, Colorado, Elm and Wilson Streets are the first in line to be repaired in Streator. City Engineer Jeremy Palm says the general revenue construction project for East 1st street, South
Streator Fire Dept. gets equipment upgrades
STREATOR – Streator’s Fire Department will be purchasing a self-contained breathing apparatus, through grant funds received last year. In September, the Illinois Department of Homeland Security awarded Streator’s Fire Department with just over $143,600 for 20 breathing
Trial set in April for LaSalle man accused of suffocating infant son
OTTAWA – A LaSalle man accused of smothering his infant son will stand trial in April. 24-year-old Kenneth Herbst is charged with first-degree murder for the spring 2019 incident in LaSalle where he allegedly suffocated his
79-year-old dancing traffic cop livens up his NJ community
Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for February 20th: Ed “Butch” Larkin is known around South Orange, New Jersey as the “dancing cop.” For decades now, Larkin has been entertaining drivers and passersby with his fun dance moves