IDNR Launches New Website to Encourage Habitat Protection
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced the launch of the new CICADA (Conservation Inclusive Construction and Development Archive) website, an online resource which aims to engage the public and private sectors in habitat protection,
Peru native provides medical support aboard USS Iwo Jima
By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach ATLANTIC OCEAN – A 2014 LaSalle-Peru Township High School graduate and native of Peru, Illinois, is providing medical support aboard USS Iwo Jima, a U.S. Navy Wasp-class
IVCC signs elementary education agreement with ISU
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College and Illinois State University have signed an articulation agreement for students who successfully complete the Associate of Arts degree in elementary education. Under the agreement, AA graduates who meet all Illinois
9-year-old girl’s act of kindness snowballs into a project geared towards helping seniors run errands
Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for April 9th: A simple act of kindness from a 9-year-old girl named Hana Fatima at an Ontario grocery store last year has since snowballed into a huge volunteer project to help
Female in her 70’s reported as latest LaSalle County COVID-19 death
OTTAWA – A female in her 70’s is the latest and 288th COVID-19 related death in LaSalle County. In addition to the death, the LaSalle County Health Department reported 27 new coronavirus cases and 20 additional recovered
Body discovered in Illinois River
OTTAWA – An investigation is underway after a body was recovered from the Illinois River on Friday. The Ottawa Police Department were called before 10 AM to the east end of Allen Park where a
Blackhawks Announce Purchase of Rockford IceHogs; Team to Remain in Rockford Through 2036
ROCKFORD – Governor JB Pritzker joined the Chicago Blackhawks, the City of Rockford, and the Rockford Area Venues and Entertainment Authority and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in announcing a $23 million multi-year
Ottawa man charged after opening credit cards in elderly person’s name
OTTAWA – An elderly Ottawa resident has been a victim of fraud after credit cards were opened in her name. According to the Ottawa Police Department, 45-year-old Timothy M. Rodrick is being charged with aggravated identity
DuPage County man charged in Ottawa gaming burglary
OTTAWA – A DuPage County man has been charged after an investigation into a gaming business burglary in Ottawa. In an ongoing investigation to a reported burglary on February 27th, 2021, the Ottawa Police Department identified 31