Two Decatur men have been ordered detained pending trial in connection with a robbery in Streator this week. The victim told police he was beaten with a crowbar on Wednesday and his wallet was taken. Caballero, 30, and Christopher M.…
La Salle is moving to annex land that would link Rotary Park to the main part of the city. The City Council has authorized pursuing annexation of three parcels. The city already owns a 100-foot-wide former railroad bed in the…
Parts of Illini State Park near Marseilles will close next week for an aerial herbicide treatment. The closure is scheduled for Nov. 16 through Nov. 20, weather permitting. The treatment is aimed at reducing honeysuckle and improving the park's woodland.…
A Tonica business owner has earned national recognition in the heating and cooling industry. Joe Goskusky, 35, owner and vice president of operations at Town & Country Services in Tonica, has been named to a national 40 Under 40 list…
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.