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OGLESBY – Former Illinois Valley Community College trustee Melissa Olivero of Peru will deliver the college’s May commencement address, President Jerry Corcoran announced at Thursday’s board meeting.  Olivero, an administrative law judge, was elected twice and served the college from

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board voted to prohibit the sale of cannabis in unincorporated areas of the county. The board voted 20 to 7 to ban the sale in a decision they had been discussing since November. While some on the board felt that it would be advantageous to collect funds from the

STREATOR – Streator Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on the location regulations of potential recreations cannabis sales in the city. In December, council members elected to allow cannabis businesses within the city, but its up to plan commission to make any

STREATOR – The Streator Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the location regulations of potential recreational cannabis sales in the city. In December, council members voted to allow cannabis businesses within the city, but it is up to the commission to make any recommendations

OTTAWA – Norris Drive on US 6 west in Ottawa will be redone by this year. Dave Broviak, Studies Engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation says the project will take place from the west side of town about a mile west of Boyce Memorial Drive all the way to the Fox River bridge

PERU – Heavy rainfall will develop into this weekend, before a winter storm watch that’s expected to create dangerous conditions. The National Weather Service already put places in north-central Illinois under a flood watch and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is encouraging

OTTAWA – An Ottawa woman is in custody after an investigation into heroin sales. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, on Tuesday , 31-year-old Heather M. Vela of Ottawa was charged with unlawful delivery of purported heroin after Vela allegedly delivered heroin to

OTTAWA – State Representative Lance Yednock is hosting a Utility Bill Clinic in Ottawa to assist residents in saving money. The Citizens’ Utility Board and a Homeowner Education Class with Habitat for Humanity in Ottawa will be on the seminar board this Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church

OTTAWA – By spring time, Ottawa residents will see around a five dollar increase in their water and sewer bills. At Tuesday night’s council meeting, Commissioner Thomas Ganiere announced that due to a million dollar deficit, the city will be increasing their rates come April 1st. On

MARSEILLES – The city of Marseilles has been awarded a boat access grant. According to Austin Taylor of North Central Illinois Council of Governments, Marseilles will be receiving $200,000 for a long-awaited boat launch. Earlier this week Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Marseilles was one