UTICA – A man has died after falling behind Starved Rock Lodge early Sunday morning. According to Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown they, along with Oglesby and Wallace fire assisted in the recovery of the man whose identity has not yet been released. The incident remains under investigation by ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A 5-year-old boy is being credited with saving 13 people from a Chicago house fire. Residents say Jayden Espinosa awoke to smoke and flames just before 4 a.m. Saturday and alerted others to the danger. Seven adults and six children who lived in the 2 1/2-story brick home in the ...Read more
OGLESBY Julie Sloan of La Salle was appointed to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation board by President Susan Schmitt at Monday’s annual meeting. Sloan, executive director of Illinois Valley United Way since 2010, will fill the two year unexpired term of Bob Walsh of Ladd who died ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary awarded scholarships totaling $9,000 to eight students who are pursuing college degrees in healthcare-related fields. All of the recipients are either IVCH employees or family members of IVCH employees. Auxiliary Scholarship ...Read more
PERU – The Illinois Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary awarded scholarships totaling $9,000 to eight students who are pursuing college degrees in healthcare-related fields. All of the recipients are either IVCH employees or family members of IVCH employees. Auxiliary Scholarship Committee ...Read more
PERU – A retired math professor from Peru has given 25 gallons of blood over his entire lifetime. According to the American Red Cross, Larry McKee began donating when he was a freshman at Bradley University in Peoria. “The Red Cross came in once a semester. So, I just kind of established ...Read more
BLOOMINGTON – The following is a statement from Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert, Jr., regarding the USDA’s announcement of Market Facilitation Program 2.0 payment schedule and county rate details. “We are very appreciative of the Administration and USDA Ag Secretary ...Read more
MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center is pleased to announce Leonardo Lopez, MD has been named the chief medical officer for OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center. In this role, Dr. Lopez will be accountable for leading the practice of medicine as a member of the hospital ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois Human Rights Commission finding that a suburban Chicago school district’s policy regarding transgender students’ use of locker rooms was discriminatory could help the chances of a challenge to a similar policy in a nearby suburb, according to attorneys ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago beachfront music festival set for August has been canceled following concerns about its impact on endangered shorebirds. Organizers of Mamby on the Beach say the Aug. 23-24 festival was canceled due to “circumstances beyond our control,” including two ...Read more
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