City of Mendota sets Trick or Treat; Leaf Pickup dates
MENDOTA – The City of Mendota has set Trick or Treat hours for Halloween. The traditional downtown event for the area businesses will be held from 3 PM – 5 PM, and the citywide Trick or Treat
Meat & Poultry Supply Chain grant program announced
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced a new $6 million capital grant program designed to strengthen the meat and poultry supply chain by helping independently owned meat processing companies in Illinois build
State of Illinois and Heartland Community College break ground on electric vehicle energy storage facility
NORMAL – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity joined Heartland Community College Friday to break ground on its new state-of-the-art Electric Vehicle Energy Storage Manufacturing Training Academy facility. Funded in part by a $7.5 million
DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scam
SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports that they have received numerous reports of telephone scammers calling and claiming to be a Sergeant with the department. The “Sergeant” states that you failed to comply with a
Two vehicle crash kills both drivers in Lee County
SUBLETTE – Two people are dead after a two vehicle crash in Lee County Saturday afternoon. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say they were called to the intersection of LaMoille Road and Maytown Road around 3:00 PM
Final designs for new IVCC Ag facility could be ready in three months
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is expecting construction of the new ag and lab classrooms south of the campus in the next 12-18 months. IVCC was named the recipient of a $3.5 million U.S. Department of
IDPH Reports nearly half-million doses of new Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines administered in less than a month
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that 493,000 residents have received a dose of the new, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines since they were approved for use in early September, including 137,000 doses in the last
Water main flushing announced in Spring Valley
SPRING VALLEY – The City of Spring Valley has announced the upcoming schedule of water main flushing, which begins today. All areas west of Hall High School will have potentially low water pressure and some discoloration. Flushing
IVCC awarded $3.5 million grant for ag education facility
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College has secured a large grant to construct a new agriculture education facility. The $3.5 million grant awarded from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration will be matched with
IVCC Wind Ensemble Concert Thursday
OGLESBY- Illinois Valley Community College’s Wind Ensemble will offer a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. The performance will include the music of Leroy Anderson, Johnny Mercer/Jacques, Prevert/Joseph Kosma, Nicolai