According to the U.S. Coast Guard, nearly 100 migrants who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days. A Coast Guard helicopter spotted the 96 Haitians, as well as a passenger each from Uganda and the Bahamas, about 20 miles east of Boca Raton, ...Read more
DEPUE – The Village of DePue was honored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their efforts in solving flooding concerns. A flash flood in the spring of 2020 affected a number of homes in the community with serious damage and left infrastructure in need of repair. In ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College has announced tuition reimbursement checks from Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds will be mailed around November 15th. IVCC was allotted over $6 million in HEERF dollars to be used for COVID-related expenses. To date, the ...Read more
STREATOR – The Illinois Commerce Commission approved an agreement to move forward with highway-rail crossing safety improvements projects in LaSalle County. The Agreement requires the Norfolk Southern Railway Company to install automatic warning devices at three locations, including in ...Read more
PRINCETON – A new distribution center will bring new jobs to Bureau County. Ollie’s Bargain Discount will build a $68 million distribution center in Princeton north of I-80. The 600,000 square foot building will eventually employ over 250 people. Located in 25 states, Ollie’s is ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Following the CDC’s recommendation of the new bivalent boosters for children five and older, the Illinois Department of Public Health is recommending parents and guardians get children vaccinated and fully protected to avoid the most severe effects of COVID-19. They are also ...Read more
LASALLE – To celebrate autumn, the LaSalle Library’s weekly Grab & Go craft kits for youth will have new crafts available at the Children’s Circulation Desk every Wednesday. On Tuesday, October 18th, Wednesday, October 19th, and Thursday, October 20th, during open hours, families ...Read more
LASALLE – To celebrate autumn, the LaSalle Library’s weekly Grab & Go craft kits for youth will have new crafts available at the Children’s Circulation Desk every Wednesday. On Tuesday, October 18th, Wednesday, October 19th, and Thursday, October 20th, during open hours, families ...Read more
CHICAGO – The Illinois State Police (ISP) joins law enforcement agencies across the nation in the campaign to recognize October 15, 2022 as “Slow Down, Move Over Day.” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker issued a proclamation designating October 15, 2022 as Move Over Day in ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College Theatre Department will premier its first full-scale musical since 2019, MAME!, featuring a large cast of community members, students and faculty beginning Thursday. IVCC Director and Choreographer of Musical Theatre Don Grant Zellmer said ...Read more
