Retired IVCC counselor creates scholarship for single parents
OGLESBY – Retired Illinois Valley Community College counselor Kathy Notbohm of Tonica recently created an endowed scholarship through the college Foundation. Notbohm’s $5,000 scholarship will award single parents; preference will be given to survivors of domestic
Stoutner and Cantlin receive IVCC Spirit Awards
OGLESBY – O.J. Stoutner of Peru and Jack Cantlin of Earlville were honored for their decades of service to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation Monday. Cantlin joined the Foundation in 1992 after being recruited by
Ogle is IVCC 21st Century Scholar
OGLESBY – Helena Ogle of Streator is the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation’s 21st Century Scholar for 2021. The 15th annual 21st Century celebration is available online at www.ivcc.edu/foundation. Ogle is majoring in nursing and plans
First freeze creeps upon North Central Illinois
CHICAGO – A cold snap will move through North Central Illinois starting next week bringing temperatures well below normal for the first days of November. According to some models, a shot of arctic air will move south
Man rescued after falling 15 foot into hole
AURORA- A security guard was rescued after a fall pinned him underground in Aurora. Around midnight authorities were called to the scene in the 2300 block of West Indian Trail for a security guard who was
Rev. Jackson speaks in Peru at Day march
PERU – Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. spoke to a crowd of hundreds gathered in Peru Tuesday at a rally to raise awareness about the investigation into the death of an ISU student whose body was discovered
Flooding threatens Starved Rock Lower Parking Area
UTICA – Heavy rains which dumped over 4” over parts of LaSalle County will cause some localized flooding. One area that is always one of the first to be hit, the lower parking area and boat
Sword wielding subject shot; killed by DeKalb PD
DEKALB – A man is dead after allegedly trying to attack police officers with a Samurai Sword. The DeKalb Police Department were called around 3 AM Monday to the 100 Block of Tilton Park Drive, where
Peru Police Department announce route for Jelani march
PERU – A march for 25-year-old Jelani Day, whose body was discovered near the Illinois River, will take place in Peru on Tuesday afternoon. Peru Police Chief Robert Pyszka says he has been in contact with a
Man killed in Cedar Point wreck identified
CEDAR POINT – A Granville man involved in a vehicle crash in Cedar Point has been identified. According to the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, 43-year-old Daniel Ramirez died after a vehicle crash at 324 East 4th