IVCC announces production of MAME!
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College Theatre Department will premier its first full-scale musical since 2019, MAME!, featuring a large cast of community members, students and faculty beginning Thursday. IVCC Director and Choreographer of Musical Theatre
OSF HealthCare shares results of 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment
PEORIA – OSF HealthCare has published the results of their 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment. The surveys are required of tax-exempt hospitals through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Conducted every three years through community surveys,
LaSalle County COVID-19 deaths approach 500; latest victims a woman in her 30’s and a man in his 50’s
OTTAWA – The death total from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic is approaching 500. The two latest individuals to succumb to the disease were a woman in her 30’s and a man in his 50’s.
TRI-Dent finds over 200lbs of cannabis during I-80 traffic stop
PRINCETON – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team seized over 200lbs of purported cannabis during a traffic stop on I-80 in Bureau County on Thursday. According to authorities, they stopped a truck for allegedly speeding, and during
Aurora man held on million dollar bond after TRI-Dent arrest
OTTAWA – An Aurora man is being held on a $1,000,000 bond after being arrested by the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office following a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation. Authorities took 24-year-old Dantryal D. Andrews into custody
IVCC to encourage early registration for spring semester
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is encouraging students to register early for the spring semester that begins January 9th. The IVCC board announced students could receive a $100 gift card for the bookstore, food service
Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify under oath about Capitol riot
During Thursday’s public hearing, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump about his actions surrounding the insurrection. The committee has been tasked with probing the facts and
Jury sentences Parkland High School shooter to life in prison without parole after death penalty is rejected
On Thursday, a Florida jury recommended life in prison without parole for 24-year-old Nikolas Cruz, the shooter who pleaded guilty to carrying out the murders of 14 students and three staff members on Valentine’s Day 2018 at
MLB ALDS Game 2: Astros defeat Mariners to take 2-0 series lead; Yankees vs. Guardians postponed
The Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez once again was the hero of the ALDS, hitting a go-ahead, 2-run homer in the 6th inning of Game 2 to bring the Astros to victory over the Seattle Mariners with a
“The Play That Goes Wrong” comes to Mendota High School this weekend
MENDOTA – The Mendota High School Drama Club will present “The Play That Goes Wrong” Friday and Saturday at 7pm at the Mendota High School Auditorium. The comedy of errors is set in the 1920’s,