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OTTAWA – The Johnson family of Ottawa recently made a $2,000 donation to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. Gayle and Jeremy Johnson both graduated from IVCC in the early 2000s before transferring to Illinois State University. They are owners of JJ’s Pub in Ottawa and Gayle

OTTAWA – The Johnson family of Ottawa recently made a $2,000 donation to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. Gayle and Jeremy Johnson both graduated from IVCC in the early 2000s before transferring to Illinois State University. They are owners of JJ’s Pub in Ottawa and Gayle

DIXON – A fire this morning in the 1000 block of Corregidor Road in Dixon caused an evacuation of homes and a factory in the pre-dawn hours of Friday. A farm ag chemical warehouse was found fully engulfed, according to the Amboy Fire Department Chief Bryant. There were no injuries reported

OGLESBY- Chinese students will be taking classes at Illinois Valley Community College this Spring.   An agreement approved at the Thursday night board meeting endorsed a dual credit high school and college level English as a second language course. Although the college expects only a handful of

SPRINGFIELD – The House Republican Organization of Illinois has withdrawn support for Representative Jerry Long’s re-election campaign. They say they were made aware of an incident involving  Long’s  behavior and brought in the third party to investigate the allegations. After

PERU – A local homeless shelter in Peru is expanding its facility. Executive Director Carol Alcorn of PADS Shelter says the expansion will provide exclusive rooms for families, as well as office and classroom space. According to Alcorn, homelessness apprears to be on the rise in Illinois

CHICAGO – State gas prices have gone down 10 cents compared to last month according  to the triple A. Local gas prices for LaSalle and Bureau County are up 3 cents compared to last month, with LaSalle County at 2.71 and Bureau County at 2.72 per gallon. This week the national gas prices

LASALLE – The city of LaSalle approved the purchase of a building that will serve as a meeting room for the city. The city council met Monday, and approved the purchase of a building owned by Casey’s General Store, located across from the new Casey’s on 5th street. The building

MARSEILLES – The deadline for the City of Marseilles to get a Housing Rehabilitation Grant is approaching. Potentially over half a million dollars would be available for residents to use, according to Mayor Hollenbeck. The grants would be limited to $45,000 per residence, and those in the

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board recognized world suicide prevention day with a presentation Monday. Alexis Ferracuti, member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, encouraged the board to spread awareness on mental health and suicide prevention. Ferracuti noted that suicide is