Illinois awarded over $75 million to address abandoned mine property statewide
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment through May 22nd about the abandoned mine lands reclamation projects that have been selected for work through a federal program. Over $75 million has been
Hands-Only CPR training will be offered at Streator High School
STREATOR – OSF Healthcare will be hosting a Hands-Only CPR and AED training event at Streator High School on Tuesday and Wednesday. Research shows Hands-Only CPR is just as effective in the first few minutes of
Exercise of Dresden Nuclear Power Station Emergency Plans Set for Tuesday
MORRIS – An exercise to test emergency response plans for the area surrounding the Dresden Nuclear Power Station in Morris is scheduled for Tuesday. Emergency response personnel from the state of Illinois, Grundy County, Kendall County,
Scone Zone with Father Dominic coming to LaSalle Public Library
LASALLE – A famed local cookbook author and a culinary expert will be hosting a presentation at LaSalle Public Library. On Tuesday Father Dominic Garramone will talk about the history of scones, from medieval times to the
IVCC to host art exhibit by a Syrian Refugee
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will be hosting a presentation that will display paintings and drawings of those displaced by the Syrian war. On Monday Rihab Sawah will present stories and art from those who have
20 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
OSF HeathCare Saint Elizabeth announces DAISY Award Winner
OTTAWA – As a partner in the international DAISY award program that recognizes the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care of nurses, OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center recently presented its DAISY award to Rebecca Fecht,
LP announces free Spanish public presentation
LASALLE-PERU — Parents are invited to attend a free, Spanish-language, public presentation from Ferney Ramirez, a licensed psychologist, about how to be an emotional support for their children from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 in Matthiessen
LaSalle Police seek burglary suspect
LASALLE – The LaSalle Police Department say they are looking for someone that allegedly entered numerous vehicles last December. Authorities say that they examined video surveillance from a business in the 10 block of 3rd Street
OSF HeathCare announces Sunflower Award Winner
OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center has announced that the Sunflower Award was recently presented to Delaney Darrow, ultrasound technologist in the Diagnostic Imaging Department. Delaney has been with OSF HealthCare for one year and