Streator News Archives

The topic: Streator's ability to obtain "shovel-ready" stimulus money and its impact on the community.

Streator Elementary School's playgroups for ages birth to 5 years old will meet at the fire station next week.

STREATOR LEADING LADIES Streator Leading Ladies met Oct. 15 at the Elks Club. Cheryl Henson and Delaney Pond were guests.

The Streator Salvation Army is in need of volunteers to ring the Salvation Army bell during the Christmas season.

Key Clubs from Streator Township High School and Woodland High School will participate in the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF project Saturday, Oct.

A Streator man on parole from prison was arrested at about 3 p.m. Monday in Oglesby on auto theft charges.

To the Editor: It's been around one month since our family lost everything in a house fire .

Thrifty Drugs in Streator will be closing its doors Wednesday, Nov. 11. According to Jack Sorenson, a pharmacist at Thrifty Drugs, 306 E. Main St., the drugstore has been sold to Kroger and all prescription operations will move to Kroger.

In response to the increasing number of suspicious fires in Streator, Streator Fire Chief Tom Risley issued the following memo: The City of Streator has recently had a number of vacant house fires, which are currently under investigation.

The topic: Fires in the Streator area and the suspicion of arson. What happened? Since June 25, there have been 13 structure fires in Streator.

Two Streator church-based organizations are doing their part to warm those in need this winter.

Shelley Groom Donahue is returning to her roots to present training she is passionate about.

A Streator man was charged Tuesday in La Salle County Circuit Court in connection with a rollover last week.

The Streator Township High School Board Tuesday approved a new cost-saving energy program recommended by Superintendent Kevin Myers.

Streator Elementary School District 44 Board Tuesday learned the district"s 2009 report card exceeded or were close to state levels in most areas but the district did not meet the Adequate Yearly Progress level.

A Long Point man, who apparently passed out behind the wheel of his car at a Streator fast-food restaurant's driveup window, was awakened by a city policeman and arrested for drunken driving Sunday night.

Cases of H1N1 influenza have been confirmed at Woodland School District and Northlawn Junior High School.

Name: Michelle Henne. Home : 1709 Coalville Road, Streator. Age: 59. Family: Married, four children, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, one grandson.

The Streator Fire Department was called five times overnight Thursday, one call dispatching firefighters to an abandoned house fire.

First Baptist Church will hold its Fallfest indoors at the Fellowship Hall Saturday, Oct.

The Streator Kiwanis Club Sept. 29 luncheon meeting at Streator Country Club included the 89th annual installation of officers.

Streator firefighters were called to a vacant home at 406 North Sterling St. in Streator Wednesday night.

Name: Derek Barichello Home : 1409 N. Sterling St., Streator Age: 25 Family: mother Debbie, father Paul, sister Jenny, brothers Joe, Chad and Bret, nephew Kort, golden retriever Fitch Occupation: Times reporter Q. Do any other family members live in town? A.They all do except my sister Jenny.

A water main broke at Northpoint Shopping Center in Streator Tuesday night. David Clifton, operations superintendent of Illinois American Water Company's Streator district, said the company was notified at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

A Streator man, facing jail time for a drug-related charge, was instead given probation in a negotiated plea agreement with LaSalle County State's Attorney prosecutors Friday.

The topic: Streator downtown beautification. This feature is designed to take a closer look at current topics that are important to you.

Beginning Friday, Oct. 9, Oakley Avenue in Streator will be closed from Bloomington Street to Pinecrest Drive for pavement removal and replacement work as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project along the road.

The Streator Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry will host an Eggs & Issues event titled "What Every Worker Should Know About Unemployment Insurance." The event will be presented by the Illinois Department of Employment Security from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov.

A Streator man was sentenced to nearly a year in La Salle County jail Friday for domestic battery charges and resisting arrest.

STREATOR KIWANIS President Ron Armstrong called the meeting of Streator Kiwanis Club to order Sept.

Mediacom customers will notice some changes this month - both in their bills and on their television screens.

At the Weber House and Garden in Streator, one of the region's most distinctive tourist attractions, students receive discount admission.

The Streator Area United Way learned this week that $85,809.92 has been pledged since its annual campaign kickoff.

The Streator City Council Thursday approved an expansion of the Streator Onized Credit Union parking lot at 120 E. Northpoint Drive.

An Abraham Lincoln hat that displays parts of Streator's history can be found in front of the Streator Tourism Council at 118 Oak St.

Steven Fisher was busy Wednesday morning transplanting flowers that could be lost when the city of Streator begins work on North Everett Street as part of the Kent Street storm sewer project.

First United Methodist Church, 201 S. Monroe St., Streator, will have its fall rummage sale Friday and Saturday, Oct.