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Closures in the Illinois Valley caused by extreme cold Friday

A haze of snow and cold can be seen over the Interstate 180 bridge on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 near Hennepin.

School districts across the Illinois Valley have announced full closures or shifts to e-learning on Friday due to the dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills forecast.

Here is a listing of closures for schools, daycares, government agencies and businesses.

  • Ottawa Township High School
  • La Salle-Peru Township High School
  • Rutland Grade School
  • Tri-County Opportunities Council/Bureau County Food Pantry
  • La Salle, Putnam and Bureau County Meals on Wheels home deliveries and all Senior Lunch Program sites
  • Illinois Valley Community College
  • Princeton Elementary District (E-Learning)
  • Ottawa Elementary District (E-Learning)
  • Streator Elementary District (E-Learning)
  • Streator High School (E-Learning)
  • Waltham Elementary
  • Oglesby Elementary
  • Woodland Community Unit School District
  • Seneca Grade School District 170
  • Seneca High School
  • ROE Academy in Peru
  • Mendota High School
  • Mendota Elementary Schools
  • Holy Cross School in Mendota
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in La Salle

More cancellations and closures will be added to this list once they are announced.

Maribeth M. Wilson

Maribeth M. Wilson has been a reporter with Shaw Media for two years, one of those as news editor at the Morris Herald-News. She became a part of the NewsTribune staff in 2023.