Kevin Solari

Illinois Valley Community College will close both campuses Tuesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day.

Granville American Legion Post 180 and the Putnam County VFW will hold a Veterans Day observance on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Here is a list of trick-or-treat hours for the Illinois Valley.

Aria Nouveau, featuring soprano Laura Auer and tenor John Riesen, will perform Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at Central Intermediate School as part of the Ottawa Concert Association’s series.

A 17-year-old has been charged following a shooting on Wednesday night, according to a Streator Police news release.

On Thursday evening, Mendota Police responded to reports of a shooting at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street.

Shaw Media hosted the Best of the Illinois Valley event to honor businesses voted the best in their categories by readers throughout the region.

I’ve been scooped before, but never by my own paper. It was quite a shock when I saw Tuesday that we had broken a story about Peru getting a new Chick-fil-A location.

La Salle Police are investigating an altercation that occurred in downtown La Salle.

Dr. Joseph Kokoszka, a general and colorectal surgeon who has practiced in Ottawa for more than 20 years, has moved to a new office at the Morris Hospital Ottawa Campus.

The weather service said the clouds typically do not pose any kind of hazard and do not support strong, damaging tornadoes.

The Sheridan man charged with murder in connection with two bodies found in a burning home Thursday morning in rural Sheridan is in custody, according to the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office.

Gateway Services is holding an open house at the soon-to-open site of their 24-hour residential program in Granville.

The 21st annual “Convoy Against Cancer” Big Truck Show is set to return to Ladd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, raising funds for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.

Illinois Valley Indivisible will host a “Defend Our Democracy” rally on Saturday, July 12, in downtown Ottawa, inviting the community to unite in support of democratic values.