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STREATOR – Evergreen Place Supportive Living is celebrating a decade helping seniors in Streator this week. They’ll be having a celebration Friday evening starting at 6 p.m. in Streator. They’ll have snacks, drinks and entertainment to thank the community for ten years helping

          UPDATE – GOSSETT IS IN CUSTODY OTTAWA – A Naplate man is in custody after an investigation to a residential burglary in Ottawa.  According to the Ottawa Police Department , on October 11th, the Ottawa Police responded to a reported residential

KENDALL – The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a new phone scam. According to authorities, the scammer claims to be Sgt. Baker with the Jury Duty Division stating they missed Jury Duty. The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office does not make calls stating you have

OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College trustees approved a $12.2 million tax levy request for this year, up from the 2017 levy request of $11.7 million. The 4.85% levy increase will not require a public notice or public hearing. IVCC levies taxes in eight counties, including

SUBLETTE – The Sublette Fire Department announced that they have received a donation of $5000 that is to be used for the purchase of a 12-lead EKG Cardiac Monitor. The device will help with the diagnosis of a number of heart conditions, including life threatening arrhythmias and pulmonary

SPRINGFIELD – LaSalle County’s “Vietman Moving Wall” will be honored for the 2018 Governor’s Hometown Awards program. The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service will present 23 localities, including LaSalle County, with honors at the

OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College will host a flag ceremony for Veterans Day on Friday. The Oglesby American Legion Veterans will conduct the flag ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day on Friday morning shortly before 8 a.m. The public is welcome to attend the event, located

LOSTANT – Lostant Elementary School has been awarded the highest rating of an Exemplary School, According to the Illinois Board of Education. The I.S.B.E. says, they came up with a new labeling system for schools because the federal Every Student Succeeds Act requires each state to create a

OTTAWA – The proposed LaSalle County Adult Drug Court Program will soon be in action, although LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly cautions that it will take time to get up and running. She indicated that they need to hire an additional probation officer that will need

OTTAWA – An Ottawa Girl Scouts troop raised money to improve an Ottawa park. Troop #1806 raised $250.50 through fundraising, which they chose to donate to the city with the intention of them putting in a new water fountain at a local park. The troop presented the money at Tuesday’s city