OGLESBY – A total of 21 Illinois Valley Community College cannabis production certificate program students received $1,000 scholarships this fall funded by a $100,000 gift from NuEra. NuEra Principle Owner Keith McGinnis of Ottawa made the gift to IVCC in March to support the program’s ...Read more
PERU – Authorities say they have found the body of an individual along the Illinois River near Peru, but identifying the remains could take time. LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss said on Saturday morning around 9:45 searchers made the discovery along the south bank of the river east of ...Read more
OGLESBY – William “Bill” Hunt of Oglesby was appointed to fill a nearly two-year vacancy on the Illinois Valley Community College board by trustees at a special meeting Thursday night. Hunt was elected three times to the Mendota City Council between 2008 and 2020 and served as finance ...Read more
STREATOR – The 2021 Streator Labor Day parade will not be held this year. The event was scheduled for noon on Sunday. Streator Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jack Dzuris stated that for many of the former participants, work, health, school and travel activities have taken over the ...Read more
OTTAWA – Authorities have identified the woman found deceased in rural Ottawa on Tuesday. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to the 1400 block of Illinois Route 71 for a body located in a pit mine operated by US Silica. The LaSalle County Coroner announced that ...Read more
HENNEPIN – Damage was said to be minimal after a fire at an ethanol and grain handling facility in north central Illinois. Around 5 AM Wednesday the 7 box alarm incident brought 18 fire departments and 6 EMS teams to Marquis Energy located one mile north of Hennepin. They are the ...Read more
OTTAWA – Authorities are investigating a body found in rural Ottawa on Tuesday. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to the 1400 block of Illinois Route 71 where a deceased white female was located in a pit mine operated by US Silica. The investigation ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY -Two weapons were seized after a call Tuesday morning for shots allegedly being fired in Spring Valley, but no injuries were reported. Authorities say around 4 AM they were called to the intersection of Dakota Street and Hennessey Street and after an investigation detained ...Read more
HENNEPIN – An ethanol and grain handling facility in north central Illinois was the scene of a large response by emergency crews after a call for a reported silo fire around 5 AM Wednesday. Authorities say they were summoned for the blaze that escalated to the seventh box alarm by mid ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Early Wednesday the Illinois Senate passed energy legislation that includes wording that could save the nuclear plants in Byron and Morris if it makes it to the Governor. State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) said the passage of Senate Bill 18 is an important step in securing a ...Read more
