Streator

Time-Out Ice Cream, 915 E. Main St., Streator, opens for the season Monday.

The Streator Police Department and Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a suspicious fire Sunday morning on the 600 block of North Sterling Street.

Enrollment for the next session of Rock Steady Boxing at the Streator Family YMCA is open.

The Streator Public Library will be celebrating the world of Harry Potter the week of Feb. 24.

A schedule of local high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator/Seneca area for the coming week.

Another suspect has been apprehended in the Streator drug and theft ring.

Princeton High School’s Scholastic Bowl team battled its way to a second-place finish at the Streator Hexagonal Tournament on Saturday, which is the successor of the Streator Rotary Tournament.

The Streator High School Scholastic Bowl won its Streator Hexagonal Tournament. 

Bill Walsh Automotive’s Coronet Dodge Chrysler Jeep dealership in Peru will close on Feb. 28.

Streator Police Chief John Franklin shared a letter of commendation for Officer John Thompson to the Streator City Council on Wednesday, after the officer's work led to two arrests following a reported incident with a gun.

If grant funds are secured, Streator will move forward on constructing a pair of pickleball courts in Merriner Park.

Maya Durdan, fifth grade teacher at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School in Streator, was named Q Hit Teacher of the Year for January.

The Streator Fire Department welcomed a new face Monday to its team.

Streator police received reports of two shootings into vehicles this weekend.

Karen Anderson will give a presentation at the Streator Public Library entitled “More than a color.”

A schedule of prep sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator area for the coming week.

Two individuals were arrested Friday after a report of violence at the Walmart parking lot in Streator.

L-P's Kiely Domyancich, Ottawa’s Juliana Thrush, Streator’s Lily Gwaltney and Seneca’s Catalina Pacheco and Sammie Greisen qualified for the IHSA girls wrestling state tournament out of the Geneseo Sectional on Saturday.

The Streator Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred late Wednesday on the 300 block of South Fourth Avenue.

The former Lipton Tea building lot on the corner of Wasson and Main streets, Merriner Park and Oakland Park emerged Wednesday as possible sites for pickleball courts in Streator.

In an effort to promote firearm safety, the Streator Police Department announced they are offering free firearm trigger locks to residents.

The Streator Plan Commission endorsed a $15,000 façade grant for Michael Recycling & Disposal’s building at 506 E. Hickory St. as part of the city’s Downtown Building Repair and Façade Grant Program.

Schools in and around La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties have announced closures and e-learning days ahead of a predicted snowstorm Wednesday.

Schultz Crematory and Funeral Services is aiming to open at the former McGrath’s Seafood location in Northpoint Plaza, and the Streator Plan Commission recommended its approval.

Businesses, organizations and events in and around La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties have announced closures and cancellations ahead of a predicted snowstorm Wednesday.

It is important to know your community’s parking rules to help plows get around and to save yourself from getting towed, snowed in or a parking ticket.

Laser tag is returning to the Streator Public Library on Friday, Feb. 14.

For Feb. 9 through Feb. 15, 2025, here's a schedule of high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator area.

The Streator Chamber of Commerce has named the Streator Public Library its Business of the Month for January 2025.

The Princeton High School Scholastic Bowl Team earned third place on Saturday at the Winnebago Invitational, held at Winnebago High School.

Here is the list of La Salle County couples who applied for marriage licenses in January of 2025.

A 28-year-old Decatur man was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging him with murder in Macon County.

Evergreen Place Supportive Living in Streator held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the completion of its new kitchen.

The Streator Leading Ladies and OSF HealthCare will host for Heart Health Month an insightful talk with renowned cardiologist David Thompson, MD.

The Streator City Council approved several roadwork items, including land dedications for a road expansion and a roadwork contract to improve North Illinois and East Morrell streets.

Most local fire departments were busy in 2024, with some reporting calls climbed by more than half. But was the spike in activity because of more structure fires?

Streator Elementary School District 44 Superintendent Kelli Virgil is set to leave the district to take over as the new superintendent of Rock Falls Elementary School District 13.

Kay’s Secret Garden closed in downtown Streator.

We can all learn from tragedy. In January, a Streator family learned an important lesson and the lesson saved two lives.

A free lunch is scheduled 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at Park Place, 406 E. Hickory St., Streator.

Streator has named lifelong Streator resident Dean Chalkey as its new community development director. Chalkey will focus on revitalizing the city's economic development and supporting capital improvement projects.

A two-vehicle collision Saturday afternoon near Streator sent an unspecified number of motorists to the hospital.

The Streator Public Library, 130 S. Park St., will be hosting Seed Starting with John Gutz for adults from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6.

A schedule of high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator/Seneca area for Feb. 2 through Feb. 8, 2025.

The Streator Quarter Auction is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. For February's fundraiser, all proceeds raised will go toward supporting Streator Youth Baseball.

The Streator Public Library hosted its Carnegie Challenge Mini Golf Fun Raiser on Friday and Saturday.

A Streator woman was arrested Thursday after a United States Postal Inspector noticed a suspicious package containing illegal narcotics, according to authorities.

The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra selected several student musicians as the winners and runners-up of its annual Young Performers Competition, recognizing outstanding young musicians in the region.

Refurbished Treasures was recognized as the Streator Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Month for December.

La Salle’s signature event, Celebration of Lights, tallied 21,409 vehicles driving through its gates, raising $143,726 in donations in 2024.