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La Salle County grand jury indictments: Nov. 4, 2026

A La Salle County grand jury convened Nov. 3 and returned 14 indictments. Among them: Timothy Danielson, 51, of Marseilles, driving while revoked; Kyle K. Vaughn, 30, of Creve Coeur, two counts of aggravated DUI; Tyler D. Smith, 34, of…

Ryan out, Holland in as chief judge of 13th Circuit

H. Chris Ryan Jr., 69, has retired as a judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit after nearly 38 years on the bench, effective Oct. 31, and Troy D. Holland has been announced as the circuit's new chief judge. The circuit…

Utica-area voters appear to reject Waltham referendum

Utica-area voters rejected Waltham Elementary School District's $7.5 million annex referendum in Tuesday's election, with 625 “no” votes to 565 “yes” in unofficial returns. The school board had voted 4-3 in August to place the question on the ballot, and…

Vescogni wins La Salle County judgeship

Judge Michelle A. Vescogni, a Peru Republican, is projected to keep her seat on the 13th Judicial Circuit bench, defeating Democratic challenger Melissa Olivero 37,413 to 29,903 in unofficial returns across La Salle, Bureau and Grundy counties. The seat carries…

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Illustration of an early downtown Streator street Illustration of a historic glass works Poster-style illustration of downtown EST.
1868

The Glass Capital of the World

Streator was chartered in 1868 on a bluff above the Vermilion River. Coal brought the railroads, and glass made the name: for decades the town turned out more glass bottles than almost anywhere on earth. Walk the brick blocks downtown and the story is still there in the cornices.

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