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OTTAWA – A wet and rainy weekend filled with numerous bands of showers and thunderstorms caused minor flooding in areas and some roads to temporarily close. The National Weather Service reports that some areas received for 6″ of rain in the last 48 hours, including many areas in Lee,

STREATOR – The Vermillion Trail project along the river will get a visit from the City Council on Tuesday.   A tour from the city contractor responsible for the Greenway Project will be taking suggestions from the Park Board and Council. The plan, to create a nature trail through Streator

PERU – One woman is in jail after trying to allegedly demand drugs through a pharmacy drive thru window.  Saturday evening Peru police were called to the CVS off of Shooting Park Road for a possible attempted robbery from two subjects who reportedly drove up with their faces

BLOOMINGTON – Two people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting in Bloomington early Sunday morning. According to the Bloomington Police Department, around 1 AM they were called to the 1200 block of Orchard Street for multiple shots being fired. When they arrived they

OTTAWA – A new volunteer program with OSF Healthcare is making it possible for teens to work in the hospital setting. Teens who are currently in 8th grade through senior year can work closely with patients at OSF St. Elizabeth’s in Ottawa. Volunteers must commit to at least 30 hours a

CHICAGO – The Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers about tickets that were sold for an allegedly fake festival. Taco Fest Chicago reportedly advertised free parking, entertainment and claimed a wide variety of taco vendors and food trucks. The events social media page had vanished,

LASALLE- LaSalle-Peru High School announced the hire of a new band director.   During the Board meeting Thursday it was announced they chose Paula Tuttle to take over the role.   Tuttle holds both a bachelors and masters degree in music education from Illinois State University and the

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College Instructors were honored at the Illinois Community College Trustees Association awards banquet Friday in Springfield. Amanda Cook Fesperan, a 17-year political science instructor was nominated for the ICCTA’s outstanding full time faculty

OGLESBY- High school students make up a surprising portion of the students at IVCC.  Illinois Valley Community College’s audit-finance committee learned Thursday that high school students enrolled in dual credit courses account for 10% of overall enrollment. For the 2017-18 semester,

MENDOTA – A grain silo in downtown Mendota will become the home to a nearly 70 foot tall ear of corn in a new proposed art piece. The City of Mendota and North Central Illinois Artworks announced the project in a meeting Thursday. It would be funded by the city, the Mendota Chamber and