OTTAWA – Fourth of July fireworks are back this year in Ottawa. Mayor Dan Aussem approved an agreement with Central States Fireworks on Tuesday for the independence day festivities downtown. The city is partnering with Ottawa First, a nonprofit organization of volunteers that raise
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UNDATED – May is motorcycle awareness month and area cities across LaSalle County made proclamations to recognize its significance. As the weather gets warmer, more motorcycles will be seen on roadways, requiring all motorists to be on alert. According to the National Highway
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MENDOTA – An early morning fire Wednesday damaged a business in rural Mendota. Around 2 AM the Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the 400 block of North 3973rd Road for a maintenance shop on fire at Mendota Agri-Products. The three-alarm fire drew departments from Peru,
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OGLESBY- Everett Solon of Streator was elected Illinois Valley Community College board chair at a special reorganizational meeting Monday. He joined the board in 2013 and was reelected April 6. Solon had served as vice chair since April 2017 and was formerly on the Streator High School board
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is calling for a new statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is urging an improved statue of the late civil rights leader be placed in a more prominent location on the Capitol grounds. White first met Dr. King when the future
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UNDATED – Roughly $72.8 million from the American Rescue Plan funding is on the way to area counties including La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam. That total amount includes about $24.2 million for cities and villages and over $48 million coming to counties. LaSalle County will
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STERLING – The Sterling Police Department are still searching for a man they say is responsible for the shooting death of a 29-year-old man. Authorities say on Saturday 35-year-old Michael W. Bennett of Sterling allegedly shot Joshua N. Hamrick in the backyard of a residence. Hamrick was
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LASALLE – It was a bittersweet council meeting for LaSalle city officials as former members gave farewells and welcomed newcomers. LaSalle County Judge Cynthia Racuglia swore in city council members, new city clerk Amy L. Quinn and Fire Chief Jerry Janick. The former city clerk of seven
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OGLESBY- The Illinois Valley Community College board’s audit finance committee Monday learned athletics is considering adding men’s and women’s cross country as intercollegiate sports in fall 2022 and moving all teams up to Division II within the National Junior College Athletic
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COMPTON – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a section of Illinois 251 south of Compton will be closed for culvert work between Tower Road and Shady Oaks Roads. Detours will be marked and repairs are expected to be completed on Friday, weather permitting.
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