PERU – A local homeless shelter in Peru is expanding its facility. Executive Director Carol Alcorn of PADS Shelter says the expansion will provide exclusive rooms for families, as well as office and classroom space. According to Alcorn, homelessness apprears to be on the rise in Illinois ...Read more
CHICAGO – State gas prices have gone down 10 cents compared to last month according to the triple A. Local gas prices for LaSalle and Bureau County are up 3 cents compared to last month, with LaSalle County at 2.71 and Bureau County at 2.72 per gallon. This week the national gas prices ...Read more
LASALLE – The city of LaSalle approved the purchase of a building that will serve as a meeting room for the city. The city council met Monday, and approved the purchase of a building owned by Casey’s General Store, located across from the new Casey’s on 5th street. The building ...Read more
MARSEILLES – The deadline for the City of Marseilles to get a Housing Rehabilitation Grant is approaching. Potentially over half a million dollars would be available for residents to use, according to Mayor Hollenbeck. The grants would be limited to $45,000 per residence, and those in the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board recognized world suicide prevention day with a presentation Monday. Alexis Ferracuti, member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, encouraged the board to spread awareness on mental health and suicide prevention. Ferracuti noted that suicide is ...Read more
DEKALB – A federal grant has been awarded to Northern Illinois University to help respond to crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women announced that 57 schools will receive a total of $18 ...Read more
LELAND – A two vehicle accident in Southern DeKalb County caused a juvenile to be air lifted from the scene Saturday afternoon. According to the DeKalb Sheriff’s office near the intersection of Somonauk and Suydam Road, a juvenile was westbound on Suydam Road when 30-year-old Joshua ...Read more
MORRIS – A shooting early Saturday morning in Morris has sent one man from Aurora to the hospital. The Morris Police Department report that just before 2 a.m. on Saturday they were called to a report of shots fired in the area of 500 Meadowbrook Drive. Officers located a 20-year-old man ...Read more
PERU – The Illinois Valley Diabetes Center for Excellence at Illinois Valley Community Hospital has taken an important step toward achieving a significant federal designation. The IVCH Center has been notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that its diabetes ...Read more
OGLESBY – Robert Dieken and Sue Straughn of Streator announced today that beginning in 2019, three new $1,000 scholarships will be offered annually to Streator High School graduates who have completed their prerequisites and been accepted as first-year Illinois Valley Community College ...Read more
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