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Most Princeton firefighters may leave, mayor asking for patience

Princeton firefighters threaten to walk off job, claim poor leadership The city of Princeton is days away from possibly losing most of its fire department. In a letter addressed to the city council, and signed “The frustrated members of the PFRD,” firefighters cited safety and leadership concerns as just some of the reasons for leaving […]

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Princeton Mayor Mark Freda is blamed in lawsuit for sparking stolen car chase that lead to 15-year-old thief crossing into oncoming traffic and smashing into a vehicle killing two

Mark Freda, 66, jumped into action while behind seat of his SUV November 7, 2021, when he saw cops were pursuing a Jeep that had been stolen by two teens It culminated with the fleeing car, commandeered 15-year-old Damajia Jenay ‘Majia’ Horner, crossing into oncoming traffic and killing another motorist The head-on collision left the […]

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2024 Peru fireworks location ‘still on the table,’ mayor says – Shaw Local

Less than 48 hours after the last boom of Peru’s fireworks display illuminated over the Illinois River along Water Street, social media discussion continued about where next year’s show will be. In an interview after Wednesday’s meeting, Peru Mayor Ken Kolowski said there was talk prior to this year’s July 3 display of moving the […]

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City Council

Here is who is running for city council across the Illinois Valley – Shaw Local | #citycouncil

Ottawa and Oglesby both will have contested mayoral races come April, and both races will have three candidates. Leonard S. Newell joined the Ottawa mayoral race, filing paperwork to join Mayor Dan Aussem and Robert Hasty on the April 4 ballot. With Oglesby Mayor Dom Rivara announcing he would not seek a second term, former […]

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