Government shutdown impacts airline travel
LASALLE – Sick outs and non reporting for work by Transportation Security Airport screeners and Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors is likely to increase if the government shutdown continues, according to flyersrights.org. So far local travel agency
City officials hold off on electrical aggregation referendum
STREATOR – A municipal aggregation referendum was proposed to be put on Streator’s April ballot, however the city says there’s not enough time to inform the public. A municipal aggregation would allow Streator to negotiate the purchase price
Credit Card Skimmers Found in DeKalb County
SANDWICH – Credit card skimming devices have been found at a gas station in southern DeKalb County. In a release by the Sandwich Police Department, they, along with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, discovered the devices on
Potential Sales Tax Increase Discussed at LaSalle County Board Meeting
OTTAWA – Members of the LaSalle County Board voted to allow residents to vote on a sales tax increase in the upcoming April 2nd election. This could increase the sales tax in the county by 0.25%. Finance and
LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Phone Scam
OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a recent phone scam in the area. Authorities say they have received numerous reports from individuals saying that they have received calls from supposed relatives requesting
Plans for IVCC Ag Facility Reviewed
OGLESBY- Before the monthly meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College board, the board’s facilities committee reviewed details for a proposed agriculture storage facility to be built on the site of the recently demolished dairy barn. The