Illinois Department of Human Services awards $4 million in grants for behavioral health students
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Human Services announced that it has awarded $4 million in grant funding to support the Certified Recovery Support Specialist Success program. The CRSS Success program prepares students for entry-level positions as
COVID-19 vaccine clinic coming to IVCC
OGLESBY – A free COVID-19 vaccination clinic is coming to Illinois Valley Community College. The clinic will be from 10 AM to 2 PM Tuesday in Room CTC124. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available
Illinois Corn Marketing Board referendum vote to take place Tuesday
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture held a public meeting February 10th allowing public comment regarding a proposed referendum for the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. The referendum proposes raising the corn checkoff rate from 5/8 of
18 years later questions remain unanswered in Mesarchik murder
STREATOR – Questions remain unanswered in what happened to 7-year-old Dalton Mesarchik, who was reported missing on March 26th, 2003. The next day his body was found along the Vermillion River south of Streator, but no suspects
Man found dead after gunfire investigation in Mendota
MENDOTA – One man was discovered deceased in a home that was the scene of an apparent gunfire incident in Mendota on Thursday. The Mendota Police say they were originally called to the 500 block of
Man killed in Bureau County Crash Identified
NEPONSET – The Bradford man who was killed in a rural Bureau County crash has been identified. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office say around 5 AM Tuesday a vehicle was traveling east on Kentville road near Neponset
Six Local Teens Heading to National Swim Meet
PERU – Six local teens from the ILVY Dolphins Swim Team are heading to the National Swim meet in Greensboro, North Carolina this week. Peyton, Caden, Joey, Owen, Nolan, and Luke will be swimming a total
Inmate at LaSalle County Jail found Hanged
OTTAWA – An inmate facing drug and weapons charges has died after being found hanging in his cell Tuesday, in what authorities describe as a suicide attempt. Around 2 PM jail staff during a check discovered the
“Poco A Poco”, youth music festival now accepting applicants
STREATOR – Poco a Poco, the student-based music program, and festival is now taking applications for their next extravaganza this summer. This year’s festival week is June 18 through the 25. Special events will include a
Venice hotels give tourists water pistols for seagulls
Paolo Lorenzoni , director of the historic Gritti Hotel near the Grand Canal, said “they really work, they’re also coloured orange, which those birds don’t like”