In just two days, the walls and trusses of the Habitat for Humanity of La Salle-Putnam-Bureau Counties build at 1205 Jefferson St. were added to the concrete slab of the eventual three-bed, two-bath home. The anticipated completion date for the home remains the end of August or beginning of September this year.

The Streator Fire Department is looking to use grant money buy new equipment while some repairs to its training center following damage caused by a burst pipe last winter.

Shaw Local Radio’s Dani Holland interviewed Cameron Graper, the lead pastor for Ax Church, about what Hope Week is. Hope Week is seven days of Christians helping their community.

The future of Streator’s Canteen Memorial remained under discussion Wednesday night as city officials continued conversations about whether the memorial should remain near the former Santa Fe Depot or eventually be relocated.

The seventh Shaw Media Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame class was inducted Thursday with 14 individuals and three teams honored.

The La Salle County Highway Department announced N. 35th Road in Dimmick Township will close for bridge repair on Monday, June 8.

An appeals court acknowledged that his English was bad – and that the cops’ Spanish wasn’t that great, either – but the language barrier wasn’t enough for Roberto Carias-Moran to reverse his drug conviction and 30-year sentence.

The Illinois Arts Council and the Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum will sponsor a concert and program about the Underground Railroad next week.

Illinois Valley fire departments are set to receive more than $160,000 in grants, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal announced Thursday, as part of the 2026 Small Equipment Grant Program.