HENNEPIN – A home was destroyed after a fire early Monday morning south of Hennepin. The Granville-Hennepin Fire Protection District say they were called by a neighbor around 1 AM to a house in the 8100 block of Urnikis Drive for a home fully involved. Authorities say fire was ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Jacobs Library will host renowned poet, scholar, and conceptual sound artist Jonah Mixon-Webster on Wednesday at noon in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. This event is part of the One Book One College program promoting ...Read more
Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas announced on Sunday that he will run for president in the 2024 election. Hutchinson, 72, revealed that he would run for the office in an interview with ABC’s “This Week”, with a formal announcement to come later in April. Hutchinson said: ...Read more
The major storm system that traveled through the South and the Midwest beginning on Friday has killed at least 32 people. The National Weather Service has confirmed at least 31 tornadoes across 9 states on Friday and Saturday, with more than 28 million people across the South and Midwest under a ...Read more
DEPUE – A fire Sunday night in Depue brought five area fire departments into the community to battle the blaze. Crews were called around 9:30 PM to the 300 block of Lake Street for a fire that originated in the living area of the two story home. According to Depue Fire Chief Josef Vasquez ...Read more
LASALLE – The Illinois Valley Food Pantry Easter food basket distribution will be April 5th, with curbside service from 1:00 to 6:00 PM. Bags will be packed on April 4th, and deliveries will be made to the homebound over the next couple of days. The Pantry will be closed on Good ...Read more
LASALLE – The LaSalle Public Library will be offering a nine-week at-home education program for those ages 11 through 14. The courses will discuss times of “change” in Illinois, when glaciers covered much of the state and what happened when they melted. The educational ...Read more
WEST BROOKLYN – A tornado that swept through the Lee County community of West Brooklyn was one of more than a dozen that crossed north central Illinois on Friday. The National Weather Service reports that they estimate an EF-1 twister struck the town, destroying one building and damaging a ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – A four-alarm fire Sunday destroyed a downtown Spring Valley building. Around 11 AM authorities were called to the 100 block of East St. Paul Street for the blaze that broke out in the LZ Indoor Shooting Range building. Spring Valley, along with Ladd and Peru ...Read more
MENDOTA – Authorities are warning residents that home repair scammers may arrive and try to prey upon those most in need after the storms Friday. Do not agree to have repairs made by unsolicited contractors. Many communities have lists of those businesses that are allowed to operate in ...Read more
