STREATOR – Streator High School will be undergoing some upgrades in the near future. The high school’s Buildings and Ground Committee made the recommendation to replace kitchen flooring from tile to epoxy. Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton says the school accrued money through ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Jesse White is warning Illinois residents to be on alert for a pair of scams seeking to defraud Illinoisans. One scam involves a text message enticing residents to provide their personal information and the other involves fraudulent companies selling license ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College named 14 Thomas J. McCormack Scholars this spring. To earn the college’s highest academic achievement, McCormack’s maintain a minimum 3.75 grade point average in at least 14 semester hours over three consecutive semesters. McCormack Scholars ...Read more
LASALLE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will resume sampling and cleanup of residential properties at the Matthiessen and Hegeler Zinc Co. Superfund site. According to the EPA, the agency changed contracting services which caused a delay in the cleanup. Soil sampling to ...Read more
CHICAGO – The combination of strong southwest winds, gusting upwards to 50 mph, and relative humidity percentages in the upper 20s and low 30s, will lead to an elevated fire threat throughout the area on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, the worst fire threat will be ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding motorists that they may drive without an up-to-date license plate sticker affixed to their license plate if they have their receipt showing they purchased a sticker online before the expiration date. The receipt, which is ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Society for Human Resource Management (IVSHRM) has established a scholarship with the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation for IVCC sophomores pursuing a career in human resources. The Illinois Valley SHRM Future Human Resources Leader Scholarship will ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs released an independent report that was requested by the Governor’s Office last fall to fully investigate a COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans home and detailed its progress on corrective actions that the agency ...Read more
ILLINOIS- This weekend is prime time for scoping out Morel mushrooms after a week of wet to warm conditions. Morel mushroom enthusiast and administrator for Illinois Morel Mushrooms, Chris Martin of Fulton County, says mushrooms are about 90% water, so a surefire way of discovering the ...Read more
OGLESBY – Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that the $15 million manufacturing academy investment for the state would be going to two community colleges downstate instead of IVCC. Despite strong support for the Central Illinois Manufacturing Academy with three other community colleges, ...Read more
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