Streator approves comprehensive plan update to apply for FEMA grant
Streator City Council approved an update to its comprehensive plan to include a hazard mitigation component, a move aimed at securing a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant potentially worth $150,000.
Photos: Ottawa celebrates Fourth of July with fireworks, skydiver
Ottawa’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display entertained the crowd Thursday at Ottawa High School’s King Field.
Photos: Princeton celebrates Fourth of July with fireworks
More than a thousand people gathered for the Fourth of July fireworks Thursday at Zearing Park in Princeton, featuring live music, food vendors and a balloon twister before the display.
19-year-old Granville man dies in Cedar Point crash
A Granville man died, and a woman was injured, following a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday near Cedar Point.
19-year-old Granville man dies in Cedar Point crash
A Granville man died, and a woman was injured, following a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday near Cedar Point.
Man dies in La Salle County fireworks accident
A 25-year-old man died from a fireworks accident early Friday in a rural area between Utica and Ottawa.
Pistol Shrimp edge Thrillbillies for 20th win of season
The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning Thursday in a 7-5 victory over the Thrillville Thrillbillies.
Pistol Shrimp edge Thrillbillies for 20th win of season
The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning Thursday in a 7-5 victory over the Thrillville Thrillbillies.
College signing: Marquette’s Lilly Craig ready to hoop for the University of Dubuque
Marquette’s Lilly Craig has signed on to continue her education at University of Dubuque in Iowa, and her basketball career at the NCAA Division 3 level with the Spartans.
Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf for Tuesday, July 2
The Play of the Day for Tuesday’s Wyaton Hill’s Ladies Day Golf was “Most sixth strokes on a hole.” Lana Whitmore, Sue Moss, Nita Wyatt, Deb Maritz and Peg Carr all tied with six each.