June 16, 2023 | 100.9FM ROCKS!

St. Margaret’s last day in Spring Valley: ‘It’s sad. It’s gut-wrenching. It’s horrible.’

With hours before St. Margaret’s Health-Spring Valley was closed for good, dozens of displaced workers, retirees and supportive residents steadily filled the south parking lot Friday for hugs, tears and thanks.

St. Margaret’s last day in Spring Valley: ‘It’s sad. It’s gut-wrenching. It’s horrible.’

With hours before St. Margaret’s Health-Spring Valley was closed for good, dozens of displaced workers, retirees and supportive residents steadily filled the south parking lot Friday for hugs, tears and thanks.

Pistol Shrimp slip past the Danville Dans, 4-3

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp used a RBI double by Louis Perona in the seventh inning to defeat the Danville Dans 4-3 in a Prospect League game on Friday night at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

Pistol Shrimp slip past the Danville Dans, 4-3

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp used a RBI double by Louis Perona in the seventh inning to defeat the Danville Dans 4-3 in a Prospect League game on Friday night at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

Illinois Valley mayors pledge cooperation, EMS support as Spring Valley hospital closes

Local mayors said Friday they’re working on contingencies to ensure rapid-response times by EMS personnel and trying to ready the local workforce for the day when OSF HealthCare restores hospital services in Peru.

Illinois Valley mayors pledge cooperation, EMS support as Spring Valley hospital closes

Local mayors said Friday they’re working on contingencies to ensure rapid-response times by EMS personnel and trying to ready the local workforce for the day when OSF HealthCare restores hospital services in Peru.