Caterpillar to close five plants
Caterpillar says it will close five plants and trim about 670 jobs in Illinois and several other states. More than 300 of those jobs are being cut at the East Peoria campus. The company says it’s consolidating
Mendota juvenile hit by car
MENDOTA — A female juvenile from Mendota was taken to the hospital after she was struck by a car on Wednesday evening. Mendota Police say they responded to a call in the 1700-block of Stroble Avenue for a
Two injured in morning crash near Lostant
LOSTANT — Two men were injured following a crash this morning on Interstate 39 involving two semi trucks. Illinois State Police say 27-year old Derrick Robinson of Indiana was southbound on I-39, just north of Illinois Route 18,
Man arrested in possible burglaries in rural Streator
STREATOR — A Rockford man was arrested yesterday morning following a report of a possible burglary near Streator. The La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called out to a business at the corner of Illinois Route
One killed in Dwight residential fire
DWIGHT — One person was killed and two others were injured in a residential fire in Dwight yesterday morning. Dwight Fire officials say firefighters responded to a duplex in the 100-block of West Chippewa Street around 6:30 AM