OGLESBY – Project Success, Illinois Valley Community College’s program for first generation, low-income and students with disabilities, has been awarded federal funding for another five years. IVCC President Jerry Corcoran informed the board Thursday the program that serves ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A civic center in central Illinois is seeking about $4 million to keep afloat during the coronavirus pandemic that’s caused the facility to lay off staff and lose money. The financial woes for the Peoria Civic Center began when the state ordered it shut in March due to ...Read more
RANTOUL, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois community that was facing the impending loss of its iconic Minuteman missile can keep the Cold War relic after all under an arrangement with the Air Force. Days before Monday’s planned dismantling of Rantoul’s first-generation Minuteman ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The census count in Chicago is behind the rest of Illinois, particularly in largely Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the city. The Chicago Tribune reports Illinois’ response rate is 70%, which is slightly higher than the national average. But the city’s rate is ...Read more
PAW PAW – An Oklahoma woman was arrested and charged with theft after allegedly taking a dog at a rest area in Lee County along I-39. The Illinois State Police say on September 5th around 9:30 AM they were called to the Willow Creek Southbound Rest Area near Paw Paw for a report of stolen ...Read more
OTTAWA – Last week the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office announced that after a brief investigation, nine inmates at the LaSalle County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19. The jail was already taking precautions for coronavirus, but now they have implemented new policies to help ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College agriculture students now have the ability to pursue an ‘Earn and Learn’ career with GRAINCO FS and AgView FS. Under the partnership, select ag students will enjoy paid internships, summer jobs, two years’ reimbursement of all ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A man with a history of crime is being held without bond for the alleged kidnapping of two University of Chicago law students from their apartment last month and forcing them to withdraw cash from ATMs. Johnathan Drummond was arrested Tuesday and charged with kidnapping, armed ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago transportation officials have added public art pieces paying tribute the the city’s history at two Chicago Transit Authority train stops. One is a series of glass panels called “Windy City Odyssey” at the Montrose Blue Line station. It shows toys and ...Read more
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — A three-month-old snow leopard cub made her debut on an unusually cool day at Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago. Ahava (Ah-ha-vah), which means “love” in Hebrew, has been kept behind the scenes as she bonded with her mother, Malaya. Ahava on Wednesday explored her ...Read more
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