Naplate receives $10,000 SRCCF grant for playground equipment

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently awarded $10,000 from its disaster relief fund to the Village of Naplate Volunteer Park Board for replacement of playground equipment damaged in the 2017 tornado.
EPA awards nearly $1.3M grant to Mendota

Mendota is getting nearly $1.3 million to clean up a brownfield, a two-parcel site that included a dry-cleaning business and farm implement/auto parts retailer.
Photos: Princeton custodian shaves his head after students raise more than $3,000

Custodian Bob Espel shows off his new look Wednesday at Douglas Elementary School in Princeton. Espel shaved half of his face in the morning and half in the afternoon to accommodate preschool classes. Students raised more than
Ottawa City Council seeks extensions to 4 TIF districts

The Ottawa City Council on Wednesday voted to ask for extensions of four of its seven tax increment financing districts, one of which will help it create a new amphitheater along the Illinois riverfront.
Ottawa City Council seeks extensions to 4 TIF districts

The Ottawa City Council on Wednesday voted to ask for extensions of four of its seven tax increment financing districts, one of which will help it create a new amphitheater along the Illinois riverfront.
Duo charged in Mendota meth seizure

Two Mendota residents face mandatory trips to prison if convicted in a drug raid that yielded more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (about 0.11 pounds), the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team said in a Wednesday news release.
Duo charged in Mendota meth seizure

Two Mendota residents face mandatory trips to prison if convicted in a drug raid that yielded more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (about 0.11 pounds), the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team said in a Wednesday news release.
Boys tennis: La Salle-Peru, Princeton players hope to win matches at state

La Salle-Peru’s Andrew Bollis and Danny Santoy and Princeton’s Tyson Phillips and Chase Sims will compete in the IHSA Class 1A Boys Tennis State Tournament, beginning Thursday.
Track & Field: Princeton’s Morgan Richards to throw for UW-Lacrosse

Richards, who will be studying Elementary and Special Education, said what drew her most to UWL was “the immediate sense of family and connection” she felt during her first visit there.
Track & Field: Princeton’s Morgan Richards to throw for UW-Lacrosse

Richards, who will be studying Elementary and Special Education, said what drew her most to UWL was “the immediate sense of family and connection” she felt during her first visit there.