Five IVCC students earn honors in writing competition

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee announced five students have been selected as winners in the 2021 Honoring His Legacy: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Writing Contest. The

Man with burnt feet charged with arson

    MANHATTAN – A Will County man is facing multiple charges after allegedly setting a pole barn on fire in November 2020. According to the Will County Sheriff’s Department, on November 8th 2020, just after 11

Snow collapses gas station canopy in Mendota

MENDOTA – Weeks of heavy snow accumulating on a gas station canopy led to its collapse Monday in Mendota.   The Mendota Fire Department was called around 2:30 PM to the station near I-39 and US Route

Pritzker signs criminal justice reform bill

SPRINGFIELD  – Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a controversial criminal justice reform bill. House Bill 3653, which is over 700 pages in length, will eliminate cash bail in Illinois. It will let criminal offenders be set free

64 COVID-19 cases, two deaths in LaSalle County

  OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of two additional novel coronavirus-related deaths in LaSalle County on Monday. The individuals are a male in his 60’s and a female in her 90’s.  There have

Free COVID-19 testing at Perry Memorial Hospital

  PRINCETON – Perry Memorial Hospital will offer free ONE day only COVID-19 testing on Thursday, February 25 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments are required and must be scheduled by calling the COVID Communication Line

Car Burglaries being investigated in Peru

PERU – A rash of car burglaries is being investigated by the Peru Police Department. In a release on Monday, authorities say that the southwest section of town has seen an increase of unlocked cars being entered