Temporary increase of WIC benefits coming to Illinois
OTTAWA – The WIC supplemental food program will be getting a temporary increase in benefits for those enrolled thanks to the American Rescue Plan. The Cash Value Benefits for the purchase of fruits and vegetables have been
Streator and Ottawa teens earn degrees and high school diplomas thanks to IVCC program
OGLESBY – Area teens are earning a degree from college and their high school diploma the same year thanks to a unique community college program. This Sunday, Marquette Academy students Evelyn Biggins of Ottawa and Jasmine Mehalic
Ottawa High School student awarded Don Morehead Community Service Scholarship from OSF
OTTAWA – Ottawa Township High School graduate, Marta Johnson, is the 2021 recipient of the Don Morehead Community Service Scholarship. The $1,000 award will assist Ms. Johnson’s higher education goals. She will attend Hope College in
OSF Healthcare Saint Paul Medical Center announces 2021 Conkey Award Winner
MENDOTA – The 40th Annual Conkey Family Award winner was announced earlier this month at OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in the Serenity Garden as part of National Health Care Week. Connie Falcon, a respiratory therapist
DeKalb County Sheriff announces retirement
SYCAMORE – The Sheriff of DeKalb County has announced he will be retiring in June. Sheriff Roger A. Scott has held the top spot since 1985, appointed to the position in the footsteps of his brother, former
Ottawa man facing cocaine charges after Tri-Dent arrest
OTTAWA – An Ottawa man is being held at the LaSalle County Jail after an investigation by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team into cocaine sales in the area. On Wednesday afternoon they say the LaSalle
Memorial Day travelers will pay highest gas prices since 2014
CHICAGO — Motorists hitting the road this week to celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer will be greeted with the most expensive Memorial Day weekend gas prices since 2014, according to the American Automobile Association. The national
Authorities warn of mailed mystery seeds
EARLVILLE – If you happen to receive an unsolicited mailer containing a packet of seeds in the mail, authorities urge you to not plant them. The Earlville Police Department Thursday announced they had a resident
“We are not going to stop this Ladd build”: Habitat shares financial strain as lumber prices are through the roof
LADD – It’s no secret that lumber prices have skyrocketed due to the pandemic and the strain is hitting Habitat for Humanity’s Ladd build like a ton of bricks. Since the start of the pandemic lumber
Buildings struck by vehicles in two separate DeKalb County incidents
SYCAMORE – Two buildings were struck by vehicles in DeKalb County Wednesday in unrelated incidents. The first occurred around 10 AM in Sycamore when authorities say a 37-year-old Hinkley man crashed into the Sycamore Police Department building