Illinois Valley

Immanuel Lutheran Church to host BBQ Dinner supporting new PADS building fund in Ottawa

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Marseilles to host event, drive-thru options available

Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelter will build a new facility this fall, its executive director said, after it was announced Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, that the city of Ottawa received a $2 million grant to get the construction started.

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Marseilles will host a barbecue dinner to support the new PADs homeless shelter in Ottawa from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, at 227 E. Bluff St. (Derek Barichello)

By Bill Freskos

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Marseilles will host a barbecue dinner to support the new PADs homeless shelter in Ottawa from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, at 227 E. Bluff St.

Tickets are $17 each and include a choice of two pork chops, one-half chicken, or one pork chop and one-quarter chicken. Dinner includes baked beans, coleslaw, a dinner roll and dessert.

Drive-thru or dine-in options are available.

Tickets will be sold at the door. Presale tickets can be purchased by calling 815-343-8014.

All proceeds from the event will go toward the new PADS Building Fund in Ottawa.

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Bill Freskos

Bill Freskos is a multimedia journalist based in the Illinois Valley. He covers hard news, local government, sports, business enterprise, and politics while contributing to Shaw Local Radio stations for Shaw Media across La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties.