Byline
STREATOR — The Streator City Council is scheduled to discuss downtown grant preparation, a requested alley vacation and four residential demolitions during its Committee of the Whole meeting Wednesday,
Streator police are warning residents about a phone scam in which callers are falsely using the department’s name and address to deceive members of the public. The
Streator’s new rules for golf carts and other limited non-highway vehicles are scheduled to take effect July 1, giving residents a legal path to operate approved
LaSalle County property owners whose homes were damaged in the June 11 tornado may be eligible to apply for a disaster-related reassessment that could affect their 2026
Some towns feel alive before you can explain why. You notice it before you analyze it. Cars parked downtown. Music coming from somewhere. A line at a restaurant.
Heritage Tractor’s Traveling Tractor Tour will stop in Streator on Friday, July 10, when the company’s local team presents a $1,000 donation to the Streator
There is a certain kind of Facebook comment that shows up whenever a business closes in Streator. It usually starts with a real concern, takes a brief detour
There are moments when the character of a town becomes very clear. Not in a brochure. Not in a strategic plan. Not in a speech about resilience delivered
The Streator City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, in City Council Chambers at 204 S. Bloomington St. Storm response update The agenda includes
There is a point every year when summer stops being an idea and becomes a fact. It happens when the evenings stay warm a little longer. When the
A recent arrest in Streator has reopened the story of a 50-year-old murder, an insanity verdict and the tragedies that followed. “I just murdered my wife.
Sometimes progress in Streator doesn’t come with a groundbreaking or a big check from Springfield. Sometimes it comes with a trowel, a watering can, and someone who
When we talk about Streator’s history, we usually mean the last 150 years or so—the coal boom, the glass factories, the neighborhoods with names like Twister
When we talk about investment, we usually think of dollar signs. A new project gets announced, a big number is attached, and suddenly the town feels richer. But
Back in June, we published “Thanks for Mowing (Mostly),” a lighthearted nod to the fact that after years of the city reminding residents to mow, people actually seemed
New stories by email as soon as they're published. Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
