May 04, 2025
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Streator dog rescue making national news

Mayor applauds firefighters, resident and his dog

By Derek Barichello
Macy is the 11-year-old dog who was rescued from a sinkhole at a Streator park.

Macy is the 11-year-old dog who was rescued from a sinkhole at Streator's Marilla Park. (Photo provided by Liz Price)

Streator Mayor Tara Bedei said the city was making “good news all across the world,” for a Streator firefighter’s rescue of Macy from a sinkhole in Marilla Park.

Referring to herself as an animal lover, the mayor thanked a resident and his chocolate Labrador Wrigley during Wednesday’s meeting for locating Macy, a golden retriever, in the sinkhole, then Streator firefighters for the rescue.

Macy was found when Wrigley passed by the sinkhole and started growling, then barking. Once Macy returned barks, the fire department was called and the rescue mission began.

Streator firefighters shared the video on their Facebook page of the rescue.

City Manager David Plyman added to the mayor’s comments: “The sinkhole has been fixed.”

In other items, the City Council:

  • Approved an agreement with Chamlin and Associates for the design work required for the Coal Run Interceptor Phase II project. This agreement covers the completion of design work for the separation of sanitary and storm sewers in the Coal Run Creek drainage basin, which is the south side of the city. The contract also will include the final design of the sanitary sewer system for the Liz Mar area. With federal infrastructure money soon to be available, City Engineer Jeremy Palm said it will be important for the city to have shovel-ready projects to acquire funds.
  • Approved the purchase of three electrical boxes at a cost of $25,095 for City Park. One box at the north end of the park near the splash pad was damaged by a fallen tree. The other two boxes were requested by Light Up Streator for installation along Park Street on the southwest quadrant of the park and another on the southeast. The city’s insurance will cover $7,865 of the costs.
  • Awarded a bid of $612,383 to Universal Asphalt and Excavating of La Salle for 2022 construction projects at Court, Jefferson, Sterling, Ralph Plumb and Stanton streets, as well as Spring Lake Road.