Pritzker announces area public infrastructure grants
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity announced the recipients for the 2020 Community Development Block Grants for Public Infrastructure. A total of $18.2 million will be awarded statewide for water and sewer system
Expired licenses renewal date extended to August 1st in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has extended all driver’s license and ID card expiration dates an additional two months. All expired driver’s licenses and ID cards, as well as those expiring over the next
One death and multiple injuries reported in Route 6 crash
PERU – A Galva man is dead and others injured after a multiple vehicle crash on Route 6 in Peru on Thursday. According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, 51-year-old Joseph L. Janz succumbed to his injuries
LaSalle County reports 2 weeks with no COVID deaths
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department has gone two weeks without reporting a COVID-19 related death. This is the longest time the county has gone without a coronavirus related death since early October. The LCHD reported
New Illinois American Water Facility in Streator
STREATOR – Illinois American Water’s Streator District has a new facility. A ribbon-cutting was held with employees and the Streator Chamber of Commerce at their new facility located at 1301 West Main Street. The new 12,000