OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions office hosts a Virtual Scholarship Workshop at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. The free session will cover the 2021-22 IVCC Foundation scholarship application, essay guidelines and common grammar and punctuation mistakes. Former
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will be offering a Cannabis Dispensary Agent/Patient Care Specialist program in two six-week sessions on main campus. The program prepares individuals for both medical and recreational cannabis markets and can be
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PEORIA – A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Peoria woman whose body was found Thursday. According to the Peoria Police Department, 42-year-old Christopher J. Sanders has been arrested for First Degree Murder in the death of 50-year-old Mona R. Ellison. On
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,042 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 95 additional deaths on Friday. – Adams County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s – Coles County: 1 female
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SPRINGFIELD – Governor J.B. Pritzker announced on Friday, new investments by the State of Illinois to help more small businesses access federal COVID-19 emergency programs. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will direct a $3.4 million investment to expand
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of two additional COVID-19 related deaths and 56 new coronavirus cases in LaSalle County on Friday. The individuals are a male in his 80’s and a female in her 80’s. There have been a total of two hundred fifty-three
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STREATOR – Area students were honored in the annual art contest held by Illinois American Water. Entries from 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students from across the state were judged with 15 winners being selected Thursday. Kaydee Bliss, a 5th grader at Woodlawn and Illiana Luke, a 5th Grader at
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PEORIA — A woman who was reported missing Wednesday night was found dead in Peoria on Thursday morning. According to Peoria Police Detectives, they located a body in the 100 block of Woodrow Drive in East Peoria. Her remains were found behind a multi-unit residential structure in a
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of an additional novel coronavirus related death in LaSalle County, Illinois. The individual is a male in his 80’s. There have been a total of two hundred fifty-one COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. The Health
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,979 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 123 additional deaths on Thursday. – Adams County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s – Bond County: 1 male 80s – Boone County: 1
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