Streator

A Streator woman, police refer to as "Bonnie," faces a number of felony charges after police said she was involved in a recent retail theft.

The fall version of the Streator Food Truck Festival is scheduled 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at City Park. Here are 21 different food trucks to try at the festival.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, and returned the following indictments.

Illinois Valley pickleball players have a new place to call home after the city of La Salle built six new courts at Hegeler Park.

Streator will host the combined Pluto Fest and Fall Food Truck Festival, and Marseilles will host the Renaissance Faire this weekend, among other activities planned in the Illinois Valley.

Week 3 of the IHSA football season kicks off Friday, including nonconference meetings for Seneca vs. Marquette and Ottawa vs. La Salle-Peru, as well as the War on 34 and Coal City coming to Streator.

The Streator Plan Commission recommended the approval of 2 of 3 proposed community solar panel projects, but did not endorse a project on the northwest part of the city after about 30 people showed up to the meeting against it.

Gaetano’s Vault in Streator was named the Streator Chamber of Commerce’s August 2024 Business of the Month.

County Highway 15, known as Kernan Road or East 22nd Road, from Route 18 to County Highway 5, also known as Richards Road, to the east of Streator, will be closed in 1 miles increments beginning Monday, Sept. 16.

A free lunch is scheduled 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Park Place, 406 E. Hickory St., Streator.

The American Red Cross stresses this September the continuing critical need for blood products to ensure patient care.

Installing a new playground has been a long planning process and wait, and a huge team effort over the summer, but Centennial Elementary students and staff in Streator were able to take advantage of the weather for the unveiling and ribbon cutting of the new school playground las

Here are the La Salle County marriage licenses from Aug. 16 through Aug. 30, 2024.

As part of National Food Safety Education Month, the La Salle County Health Department will host a food service seminar discussing safe food handling.

The Streator Chamber of Commerce's annual Drawdown Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Oakley Avenue Klub. The event’s highlight is the Drawdown, featuring major prizes of $1,500 for first place, $500 for second and $250 for third.

The Streator Moose Lodge will host a tenderloin dinner 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, to raise funds for Streator Fest 2025.

The former Masonic Lodge brings contemporary entertainment to a historic building with an array of concerts, stand-up sets and interactive events.

Engle Lane Theater in Streator is getting ready to host a set of performances for the comedy play “Four Old Broads.” The show starts with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, and continues with shows at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, through Friday, Sept. 13.

A four-year-old child was attacked by a dog Wednesday evening at a residence in northeastern Streator. Emergency responders arrived at the scene and the child was airlifted to OSF HealthCare in Peoria for surgery and treatment of facial injuries from the attack.

Bing Armstrong Memorial Park, a community project from 1998 in memory of Bernard "Bing" Armstrong, faces a turning point as its outdated and unsafe playground is removed. As the equipment is removed, the history of the park remains.

Pontiac defeated Streator 25-19, 25-23 on Wednesday, Sept 4, 2024 at Streator High School.

The Minonk Chocolate Company is dipping caramel apples this week and delivering them to stores, according to a post on its Facebook page. Deliveries are planned Oglesby, La Salle, Peru, Spring Valley, Princeton, Hennepin, Morris, Ottawa, Streator and Mendota this week.

Here are five things to do in the Illinois Valley this weekend and in upcoming weeks: Homestead Festival in Princeton, the Sandwich Fair, BBQ-n-Blues and Jazz N’ the Street in La Salle, Pluto Fest and Fall Food Truck Festival, and the Artisan Market at Hornbaker Gardens.

A look at Week 2 of the Illinois high school football season across the eastern Illinois Valley, including a long road trip for Marquette, a celebration in Flanagan and the 103rd meeting of Streator-Ottawa.

The Streator Public Library will host an Animal Crossing Scavenger Hunt, a job hunt workshop, an arts and crafts event for kids and a book club in the days ahead.

Gunfire damaged a vehicle and residence between 5:15 and 5:30 a.m. Monday in the vicinity of Kent and Everett streets in Streator.

The Streator Public Library will host Saturday, Sept. 7, its own Wizards Academy for Harry Potter fans.

A 34-year-old man was shot early Sunday and authorities are focusing their investigation on an apartment building near Bridge and Colorado streets in Streator.

The Streator Labor Day parade returned Sunday for the first time since 2020. The Streator Chamber of Commerce organized the event.

Thousands attended the annual the Dream Machines Car Club’s Cruise Night on Saturday in downtown Streator. Spectators strolled and viewed classic cars and watched as many of them took part in the cruise around city streets.

No more than a month after taking the Streator Fest stage at Northpoint Plaza, country artist Drew Baldridge made history with “She’s Somebody’s Daughter.”

Crowds in La Salle and Streator remembered loved ones Saturday who died as a result of drug addition during Overdose Awareness Day.

Tania Torres-Magana was charged Thursday with residential burglary but released from La Salle County Jail with conditions. She was back in jail Friday. There she’ll stay for the time being.

A Streator man pleaded guilty Thursday to firing a shot that inadvertently struck and killed his 26-year-old son. Harold Crank avoided prison but can no longer own or possess a gun.

A Streator woman returned home and found Tania Torres-Magana inside her home, Torres-Magana said she needed a place to stay after a domestic dispute with her significant other.

Streator’s Jammin at the Clock will conclude its season Friday, Aug. 30, with a performance from Cadillac Groove.

Ryan Reynolds has been a pillar of leadership at the Streator Fire Department, guiding the department through numerous challenges and advancements. As he steps away from his role after 26 years, Reynolds concludes a career that helped shape the department.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, and returned the following indictments.

Two Streator men face felony narcotics charges after police seized purported cocaine at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of West Frech Street.

A two-way V-shaped electronic billboard is being erected Wednesday at the corner of Bloomington and Frech streets in Streator – part of a development that may also include a coffee chain.

A suspected residential burglary in Streator was interrupted Wednesday morning when a family returning home discovered the intruder still inside their house, Streator police said in a news release.

Labor Day weekend will feature festivals and events in Toluca, Streator and Mendota.

Crews build a new digital billboard Wednesday at the corner of Bloomington and Frech streets in Streator.

Streator has announced that petitions for the city council election on Apr. 1, are now available at Streator City Hall, 204 South Bloomington Street.

A look at Week 1 of the Illinois high school football season across the eastern Illinois Valley.

The suspect in last month’s shooting at Streator City Park has a lawyer, a new court date and soon might have a new judge. Tyshawn Doyle is being held at La Salle County Jail.

Authorities have identified the motorist who died in a single-vehicle, rollover crash Sunday at East 24th and North 14th roads east of Streator.

A Streator man was arrested Monday by a U.S. Marshals task force for charges connected to a shooting that occurred July 20 in City Park.

OSF HealthCare announced Kallista Kamberos, DO, has joined its primary care team in the Ottawa and Streator communities.

The Streator Public Library, 130 S. Park St., will host a moth scavenger hunt the week of Aug. 26.