City of Peru to apply to the Safe Routes to School Program for infrastructure project
PERU – The city of Peru is hoping to receive funding for a sidewalk project near Parkside School. The Safe Routes to School Program with the Illinois Department of Transportation is awarding up to $250,000 for
Child dies after shooting in Ogle County
POLO – A 23-month-old child has died after what authorities determined was a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Ogle County. Last Thursday the Polo Police Department were called to the 300 block of Franklin Street for a child