IVCC announces nominee for state community college alumnus award

Dr. Maureen Rebholz PHOTO IVCC  OGLESBY – Dr. Maureen Rebholz of LaSalle is Illinois Valley Community College’s 2021 nominee for the state’s top community college alumnus award. Rebholz was nominated for the Illinois Community College Trustees Association

Area roads receive IDOT funding for truck program

STREATOR – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a total of $7 million has been awarded to projects statewide to help with the transportation of goods around the state. The Truck Access Route Program helps upgrade

Mendota Police identify hospitalized John Doe

MENDOTA – A non-verbal man who was located in a field south of Mendota on Wednesday morning remains hospitalized.   The Mendota Police Department say that a passer-by called them to an area near 7th Avenue and

LCHD reports 25 new COVID cases

OTTAWA – 25 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Wednesday by the LaSalle County Health Department. There have now been a total of 11,537 positive cases with 9,701 of those now recovered. It’s been over a week