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Streator strangulation case headed to trial June 1

The suspect in the Streator strangulation will stand trial for murder on June 1.

By Tom Collins●

Two charged in Bureau County after cops seize guns, cocaine, cash

Two men await detention hearings after a Wednesday traffic stop in Peru yielded more than 2 ounces of cocaine -- and after a pair of search warrants yielded guns and another 4-plus pounds of cocaine.

By Tom Collins●

Streator drug suspect faces up to 30 years in blind plea

A Streator man is headed to prison for up to 30 years after pleading guilty Thursday to possessing cocaine – and to jumping out of a squad car after police picked him up.

By Tom Collins●

Ottawa man held after felony charges, five months on the lam

The Streator City Park shooting resulted in two arrests. The accused gunman has been in jail while awaiting trial. The victim, alleged to have illegally carried a gun, was out on pre-trial release. No longer.

By Tom Collins●

Ottawa man picked up as fugitive

An Ottawa man was picked up early Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on multiple charges and violations.

By Tom Collins●