Lori Tipton scholarship to aid future teachers
OGLESBY – A new scholarship has been created to honor an area teacher who passed away in September. Family and friends of the late Lori Tipton of Dalzell are creating an Illinois Valley Community College Foundation scholarship
Support your local student music fest this Christmas with a singing telegram
STREATOR – Poco a Poco is hosting its first-ever fundraiser, a Christmas Singing Telegram. Folks have until midnight Saturday to buy a special video message professionally recorded and sung by Executive Director and professional mezzo-soprano Kate
Scientists Developed a Questionnaire to Identify Whether Your Cat Is a Psychopath
The questionnaire asks for information about how adventurous your cat is when exploring, how it reacts to danger, how it responds to other cats, whether or not it needs constant stimulation, and how well it follows house
Otters attack British man in Singapore park
He said they lunged at him, biting his ankles, legs and buttocks and causing him to fall over. “I actually thought I was going to die – they were going to kill me,” he added
Construction projects coming to IVCC
OGLESBY – Commitment to an ag classroom building and dental lab renovations were part of Illinois Valley Community College board action Thursday. The board committed to matching 20 percent of the $4.4 million needed for
Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office K9 to get body armor
SYCAMORE- The Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office K9 Maverick will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a donation from a non-profit organization. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. will provide the vest that is sponsored
Lifeflight called for 251 crash
PERU – A crash involving a tractor-trailer and an SUV on Illinois Rt 251 Wednesday evening seriously injured one person. Multiple agencies were called to the scene around 5:30 PM about four miles north of Peru where
Weekend closure of Interstate 180 bridge over Illinois River scheduled
HENNEPIN – The Interstate 180 Hennepin River Bridge will be closed for repair starting Friday morning at 7:00 AM through the weekend until Monday morning. The westbound lanes will be having concrete work done and the
Ottawa Police warn of phone scams
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department has seen an uptick in telephone scams in the last few months. Many of these scams they say are carried out in hopes of obtaining personal information or banking information from
Omicron Variant discovered in Illinois
CHICAGO – The first case of the COVID-19 Variant Omicron has been identified in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that a fully vaccinated and boosted Chicago resident tested positive for the disease. The