SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,182 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 5 additional deaths. – Christian County: 1 female 70s – Cook County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s – Monroe ...Read more
STREATOR – Local school districts in Streator will be gifted furry friends from Streator Area United Way. It’s all a part of the community organization’s new Therapy Dog Program. Executive Director Elizabeth Palm says the board of directors voted to put the program into ...Read more
LASALLE – The City of LaSalle Yard Waste Drop off location will open up for the year today. With warmer weather and the melting snow, residents of LaSalle can leave sticks, leaves, grass and other lawn debris at the drop off location. Mayor Jeff Grove wants to remind everyone that it is for ...Read more
MENDOTA – A dog and his owner both went through the ice on Lake Mendota Sunday. Around noon the Mendota Fire Department and Mendota Police were called to the south side of the lake for a report of a man and a dog who had both ended up in the water. When authorities arrived, both had made it ...Read more
OGLESBY – Alaina Stasiak of LaSalle-Peru High School recently won Illinois Valley Community College’s annual High School Art Exhibit and Portfolio competition. Stasiak submitted ten works in pen and marker, gouache and watercolor, digital media and India Ink. As the winner, she will ...Read more
DWIGHT – A Dwight woman has been identified in a fatal vehicle accident in Garfield Township on Friday. According to Grundy County Coroner John Callahan, 28-year-old Felicia Hall was reported missing from Dwight on Wednesday. Authorities say Hall’s vehicle appeared to be traveling ...Read more
OGLESBY – Dr. Kamal Kishore, owner of Illinois Retina & Eye Associates of Peru, Peoria and Galesburg, has established annual healthcare and pre-med scholarships with the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. The ten, $1,000 Kamal Kishore MD Scholarships will support students in ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions Office will host an Agriculture and Cannabis Academic Showcase at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March. 9 via Zoom. Current and prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend sessions with agriculture program co-coordinators. ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Reddick Mansion Association Board of Directors has announced they will be reopening for tours on Friday. Reservations are not required, but visitors will only be allowed into the building 15 minutes prior to each tour. There will be a limit of six people per tour. Face ...Read more
OTTAWA – A LaSalle man accused of murdering his infant son will face a jury trial in June. 24-year-old Kenneth Herbst is charged with first-degree murder for the April 2019 incident in LaSalle, where he reportedly suffocated his 2-month-old son with a pillow. On Friday at the LaSalle County ...Read more
