Lions Club Pancake Breakfast
All you can eat: Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Ham, Toast, Milk, Juice and Coffee. Adults: $7.00 Kids 5-10 : $5.00 Kids under 5 are free All proceeds support La Moille High School Baseball 308 Howard St., La Moille,
Ottawa YMCA to build rec center on riverfront
OTTAWA – The Ottawa YMCA will be purchasing property on the Illinois River front. The city of Ottawa accepted the sole bidder of the former Central School Track for only a dollar. Director of Economic Development Reed
Peru Police K9 Receives Body Armor
PERU – The Peru K9 Officer now is equipped with armor thanks to a donation from a charity. On Thursday Peru Police announced that Vested Interest have delivered to Saxon his new protective vest. The vest, valued
Illinois Bill Limiting Nurses Workload Being Considered
SPRINGFIELD – A bill circulating the General Assembly would set limits to the number of patients nurses can see. Some of the requirements of The Safe Patient Limit Act are that patient assignment to those in intensive
Green and gooey generosity at IVCC’s Giving Day
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Giving Day overflowed with generosity and slime. The annual fundraiser hosted on Wednesday featured a series of relay races for students and ended with faculty covered in slime. Director of Admissions
New Mayor in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Voter’s in the city of Ottawa elected a former commissioner as their next Mayor. Daniel F. Aussem will replace outgoing Mayor Robert M. Eschbach. Aussem came in with 52 percent of the vote, while opponent
Incumbent Mayor Retains Seat in Streator
STREATOR – Streator Mayor Jimmie Lansford and incumbent councilmen will be keeping their seats after the 2019 Consolidated Election. Incumbent Jimmie D. Lansford had nearly 57 percent of the vote, while opponents Joseph Scarbeary came in with
New Faces on Mendota City Council
MENDOTA – The spring election saw two new faces join the Mendota City Council, with John Holland taking the Ward 3 seat, edging out Jody Mall. In Ward 4, Mark Peasley edged out Matt Ramer by just
Princeton Keeps Mayor, Raises Sales Tax
PRINCETON – Mayor Joel Quiram returns to guide Princeton for the future handily beating opponent Ray Swanson in the spring election by 400 votes. Princeton residents also voted to approve a quarter percent sales tax increase, bringing
Statewide scam claims to be from the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office is waning of a statewide scam. A phone campaign fraudulently using the name and phone numbers of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association is currently underway. The Sheriffs’ Association says phone solicitors