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Peru: Shooting Park Road closed between Pulaski, Walnut

Peru officials announced Monday that, due to continuing emergency electrical work in the area, Shooting Park Road will be closed Monday between Pulaski and Walnut streets.

By Tom Collins●

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 held in Bureau County after drug busts in Peru, DePue

Two DePue men were ordered detained Thursday in Bureau County Jail after being charged with non-probationable drug offenses.

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●