Illinois EPA invests in Manlius water infrastructure project
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced the issuance of infrastructure loans to local governments and sanitary districts for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2022. The Illinois EPA State Revolving Fund Program provides low-interest loans,
Perin wins IVCC Paul Simon student essay contest
OGLESBY – A Michigan student has been honored for his essay by Illinois Valley Community College. Freshman Ty Perin described how IVCC changed his life in his winning Paul Simon Student Essay submission. A native of Hudson,
Streator woman facing multiple charges after traffic stop
STREATOR – A Streator woman is facing multiple charges after being taken into custody by the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. LaSalle County Sheriff’s Adam Diss reported that 24-year-old
Hallock wins IVCC Skerston Support staff award
OGLESBY – Paula Hallock of Tonica is the 2022 winner of Illinois Valley Community College’s Connie Skerston Memorial Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service. Hallock, Human Resources administrative assistant, was nominated by Ottawa Center counselor
Temporary lock closures to begin at Brandon Road Lock on the Illinois Waterway
JOLIET – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will begin daytime closures of the Brandon Road Lock located in Joliet beginning May 9 to facilitate installation of bulkhead recesses which will later be used
IVCC inducts 34 into Sigma Kappa Delta
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Mu Alpha chapter of the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society for two-year colleges inducted 34 students at its annual induction ceremony April 28. Students recognized were: Fall 2021: Madison N.
Illinois EPA Announces Ottawa 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim has announced an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste one-day collection in Ottawa. Each year, Illinois EPA provides residents with free events to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous products
Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center honored
SPRINGFIELD – During its Annual Training Event last week, the National Fusion Center Association named the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center the 2021 Fusion Center of the Year. Operated by the Illinois State Police Division of
Nebraska family calls police on their robot vacuum thinking it was a burglar
During tonight’s shift, officers were called to a burglary in progress call where the reporting party heard footsteps and someone moving upstairs in their home. Officers arrived and identified the suspect as the family’s Roomba. During tonight’s
Shopping bag mistaken for lion in Kenyan village
The shopping bag was directly below a window and when it was opened, the officials realised that the supposed lion didn’t have a body – and was in fact a shopping bag. Despite the false alarm, the