Streator News

A Streator man, believed to supply 40 pounds of marijuana a week to La Salle County and parts of Bureau County, was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team.

A Michael Jackson fan awaiting a memorial service for the pop icon in his family's Indiana hometown says he expects it will be both a happy and sad event.

A Streator man was sentenced to prison by Circuit Court Judge H. Christopher Ryan Jr.

STREATOR KIWANIS Streator Kiwanis Club President Ron Armstrong presided over the club"s July 7 weekly meeting.

About three weeks had passed since Kathy Trager of Ottawa had to put her dog down due to cancer.

Q. Who came out on top in the recent duck race on the Vermilion River in Streator? A.Jonathan Meredith of Streator won $1,000 July 5 during the Streator Lions Club's annual rubber duckie race on the Vermilion River.

STREATOR LEADING LADIES Streator Leading Ladies met June 18 at the Elks Club with guests Mr.

The Streator Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the 10th annual Firecracker Fest on Friday and Saturday, the weekend before the city's Fourth of July Celebration.

A Ransom man was arrested on marijuana charges after a search of his home turned up four pounds of marijuana, two digital scales and drug paraphernalia.

Streator Township High School's Class of 1944 celebrated its 65th reunion June 20 at the Streator Elks Club with a social hour and dinner buffet.

STREATOR ROTARY President Kevin Dean called the June 17 meeting of Streator Rotary to order and welcomed visiting Rotarian Bill Zobus, former "Mr. Rotary" with the Streator club, now "Mr. Rotary" for the Pompano Beach, Fla., club.

The state recently ruled the pharmacy technician license cannot be renewed for a Streator woman who stole drugs from a pharmacy.

Shriners, bands, clowns and more entries will be featured in Streator's Fourth of July parade this year.

The Streator Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry is hosting a Business After Hours on Thursday, July 16, at Streator Community Credit Union, 302 N. Park St.

The investigation into a shooting early last week in Bureau County spun off two arrests Friday in Streator.

The La Salle County State's Attorney's Office filed these charges, arising from The Times' coverage area, that were not included in police reports.

Two men were cited at the scene of the drowning that occurred Tuesday afternoon on the Vermilion River near Oglesby.

A fire destroyed a home at 912 N. Jackson St. in Streator Wednesday night. No one was in the home at the time.

A fire that appears suspicious left a Streator home uninhabitable Wednesday night.

A Missouri-based auto parts company is planning to build a store in Streator in the next few weeks.