Beelman wins IVCC Matthiessen Award
IVCC President Jerry Corcoran awards Hope Beelman the 2022 F.W. Matthiessen Award PHOTO IVCC OGLESBY – Sophomore Hope Beelman of the Peru won the prestigious Frederick W. Matthiessen Award at Illinois Valley Community College’s 56th annual commencement
Illinois Housing Development Authority announce tax credits to fund area housing developments
CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority Board announced conditional awards totaling nearly $34 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits that will fund 25 affordable housing developments in 15 counties across Illinois.
Ottawa Township High School Student awarded OSF Scholarship
OTTAWA – Ottawa Township High School graduate, Cody Marko, is the 2022 recipient of the Don Morehead Community Service Scholarship. The $1,000 award will assist Marko’s higher education goals. He will attend Northern Illinois University in the
UTV crash takes life of Lee County teen
FRANKLIN GROVE – A teen is dead and two other teens are injured after a UTV crash in rural Lee County. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that on Thursday afternoon they were called to rural
Two juveniles arrested after alleged armed robbery in Streator
STREATOR – Two juveniles were arrested after an investigation into an alleged armed robbery in Streator. On Tuesday afternoon, Streator Police were called to the 300 Block of East 1st St for a report of an
New Public Health Administrator announced for LaSalle County
OTTAWA – Christine Pozzi will be the new Public Health Administrator for the LaSalle County Health Department. She began her career with the department in 1992. Serving in a number of roles, she was promoted to
Officials: backyard bird feeders, bird baths may resume
SPRINGFIELD – Bird lovers may resume using backyard feeders and baths again, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources advised yesterday. The IDNR originally recommended the use of bird feeders and bird baths be suspended in response to
Governor signs equity-driven nursing home rate reform legislation
CHICAGO — Governor Pritzker signed an equity-focused nursing home rate legislation hoping to improve care for nursing home residents across Illinois yesterday. The legislation holds facility owners accountable by tying new funding to improving care for vulnerable
Health Department encourages smokers to quit on World No Tobacco Day
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department would like to encourage smokers to quit the habit for World No Tobacco Day. They say smoking is the most preventable cause of death in the United States today. Over
Wisconsin UTV crash takes life of Mendota woman
MERCER, WI – A woman from Mendota has died after a UTV crash in Wisconsin. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office reports around 5:30 PM on Sunday they were called to the town of Mercer where a UTV