Mendota residents to receive water line survey

  MENDOTA – Residents of Mendota will be receiving information in the mail for a survey about the water lines they have on their property. In order to meet the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency requirements to identify

Lasalle County Jail awarded national accreditation

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Adult Detention Facility has been awarded its first accreditation status from the American Correctional Association. Sheriff Adam Diss noted that the accreditation is an essential milestone in the facility’s growth and success.

Rochelle selects Interim Police Chief

  ROCHELLES – The Rochelle Township High School Resource Officer has been selected to be the interim police chief of the community. The Rochelle City Manager made the announcement this week that Officer Pete Pavia will take

Morris holds groundbreaking for new fire station

  MORRIS – The city of Morris will be building a new, state of the art fire station. The Morris Fire Department held a groundbreaking for the new facility earlier this week along Route 47. The $5

Streator candidates make their case for votes

      STREATOR – The candidates for public office in Streator took to the podium at The Eastwood Thursday night to make their case to the city for the upcoming April election. Among the questions raised

Annual Teen Showcase held at IVCC

OGLESBY – The Annual Teen Showcase was held Thursday morning at Illinois Valley Community College. Attended by around 600 area students between 7th and 12th grade, the event featured speakers that discuss youth- related issues. Nick Scott,

IVCC adjusts fees

OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College trustees adjusted fees for students.  Thursday they voted to raise the technology fee by $1.40 and student activities by 60 cents starting this summer. A full-time student taking 12 hours

Multi-vehicle crash Wednesday injures two

PERU – A two vehicle crash on 2551st Road at the intersection with Illinois 251 Wednesday night injured two near Peru. The Peru Police Department say a rear-end collision sent one driver to the hospital via Life