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OGLESBY –  928 high school students enrolled in Illinois Valley Community College’s dual credit courses in the 2018-19  school year, generating nearly 6,000 credit hours. According to IVCC’s Audit-Finance committee, its 10 percent of total enrollment. The college is hopeful

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ new governor delivered on a top campaign promise Tuesday by signing legislation legalizing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, making the state the 11th to do so and the first to implement a statewide cannabis marketplace designed by

PERU – Peru City Council Members voted to approve a TIF for the redevelopment of Peru Mall at Monday night’s city council meeting. Several members of the council expressed their support for the redevelopment plan, stating that they appreciated that the owners of Peru Mall, GK Development,

PERU – Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei warned residents of a door-to-door ruse burglary that’s been targeting the elderly at Monday night’s city council meeting. He explained that there have been two incidents within the last week where ruse burglars have posed as Peru Public Works

STREATOR – Streator is getting closer to approving a Business Improvement District at Northpoint Plaza, but wants to get businesses approval first. The district would implement a 1 percent add-on sales tax on all retail, entertainment sales. It is the city’s hope that through the

MARSEILLES – A 17-year-old Ottawa male was arrested after a home invasion in Marseilles on Sunday. According to LaSalle County Sheriff’s, they responded to the 2700 block of East 2625th Road for a reported home invasion in progress. Authorities say the owners reportedly  subdued the

MENDOTA – A former Mendota High School teacher was taken into custody after an investigation into sexual misconduct with a student, Friday. According to the Mendota Police Department, they and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services opened a criminal investigation into

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A lawyer says the family of a Chinese scholar will ask a federal jury to recommend that the man convicted of abducting and killing her be put to death. The jury found former University of Illinois doctoral student Brendt Christensen guilty Monday in the kidnapping and

SPRING VALLEY – An SUV veered off of the roadway and into a ravine in Spring Valley, Monday. According the the Spring Valley Fire Department just before 1 p.m., they and mutual aid from Ladd and Peru were called to 600 east Cleveland Street with EMS for a rescue of two occupants trapped in

Current Illinois State University student-athlete and LaSalle-Peru High School graduate Rachel Hickey posted an impressive performance at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Sunday evening in Miramar, Florida, clocking in at 4:30.93 in the 1,500-meter race to finish in second place. With that