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From September 22 through 27, the Streator Public Library invites residents of all ages to join a week packed with creative and engaging activities, including a special Lord of the Rings-themed scavenger hunt.
The Streator City Council has officially rejected a proposal to rezone 110 W. Morrell St. to allow a duplex, officially siding with the Streator Plan Commission and nearby residents who opposed the change.
A La Salle man wanted on felony charges was picked up Wednesday in Peoria, La Salle police said.
The final Third Friday event of the season is Friday, Sept. 19 in downtown Ottawa. Princeton's Artisan
Have you seen the sunflower fields along Interstate 80 in Bureau County? A few commercial fields are in full bloom on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, near the intersection of 3000 East Street and Interstate 80, about a mile north of Seatonville. The sunflowers will be harvested for sunflower oil. The sunflowers are on private property.
An alleyway in downtown Ottawa will be closed for several days next week as construction work takes place.
Larry the Mule walks in a pen near the Lock 14 Illinois & Michigan Canal in La Salle. Larry is now for sale and the I&M Canal Boat rides are ending.
Fire trucks filled Main Street in McNabb for a fire at Grassers Heating and Plumbing on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The fire began shortly before 10a.m. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) was elevated to the fourth-alarm. No one was injured in the fire. Fire departments from McNabb, Peru, Utica, Henry, Ladd, Hennepin, Granville, Oglesby, Spring Valley, Leonore, Troy Grove, Seatonville, Wenona, Standard, Lacon-Sparland, Bureau and Tonica all responded to the scene. Firefighters left the scene at 11:30a.m.
The Streator City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at city hall to decide on a rezoning request for a house across from Streator High School and a facade grant for the Bowl-Mor bowling alley and restaurant.
Thousands of dead fish were reported Tuesday near the Streator dam in Livingston County, prompting an ongoing review by state and local agencies.
About a dozen people spoke during a vigil for Charlie Kirk on the front steps of the Bureau County Courthouse on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Princeton. Around 200 people attended the vigil on the courthouse lawn.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood said ICE did not provide any public safety or other data to “justify increased operations” in Illinois or any metrics the agency “plans to use to determine when the surge will end.”
The closure affects a section about a half-mile west of Illinois Route 251.
A cultural tribute to departed loved ones will take shape in Illinois Valley Community College’s Main Campus and Ottawa Center lobbies as the college and its communities celebrate The Day of the Dead.