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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MENDOTA – The building that was the former home of a pizza business will be getting an exterior makeover. At the Monday night Mendota City Council meeting they announced a $7,000 facade grant to the building at 701 Washington Street. The location, which is on the corner where US Route
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LASALLE COUNTY – LaSalle County farmers are just about halfway through with planting beans and corn for the season. LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann says its been a dry winter and spring for farmers, which gave them opportunities to get some seeds in the ground
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STREATOR – Streator High School will be undergoing some upgrades in the near future. The high school’s Buildings and Ground Committee made the recommendation to replace kitchen flooring from tile to epoxy. Superintendent Dr. Matt Seaton says the school accrued money through
Continue Reading »SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Jesse White is warning Illinois residents to be on alert for a pair of scams seeking to defraud Illinoisans. One scam involves a text message enticing residents to provide their personal information and the other involves fraudulent companies selling license
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College named 14 Thomas J. McCormack Scholars this spring. To earn the college’s highest academic achievement, McCormack’s maintain a minimum 3.75 grade point average in at least 14 semester hours over three consecutive semesters. McCormack Scholars
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LASALLE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will resume sampling and cleanup of residential properties at the Matthiessen and Hegeler Zinc Co. Superfund site. According to the EPA, the agency changed contracting services which caused a delay in the cleanup. Soil sampling to
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CHICAGO – The combination of strong southwest winds, gusting upwards to 50 mph, and relative humidity percentages in the upper 20s and low 30s, will lead to an elevated fire threat throughout the area on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, the worst fire threat will be
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding motorists that they may drive without an up-to-date license plate sticker affixed to their license plate if they have their receipt showing they purchased a sticker online before the expiration date. The receipt, which is
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