Community | Illinois Valley

Zion United Church of Christ, Peru, will host a special Living Lord’s Supper at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29.

A team from Fehr Graham Engineering and Environmental showed up on the morning of Tuesday, March 17 to start to tear down the buildings at 805 and 807 Illinois Avenue. This is the future site of the pavilion.

Fifteen shavees went bald for the 19th annual Illinois Valley Emergency Services Annual St. Baldrick's Event on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Senica's Oak Ridge in La Salle. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation funds worldwide research to develop safer, more effective treatments for children with cancer.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship Saturday, April 11 in St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ottawa.

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 20.

Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly steak fry from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, March 26.

The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund has opened its grant application period for arts-related programs and projects scheduled for the second half of the year.

Here is the list of couples who applied for marriage licenses in February in La Salle County.

The city of La Salle held its annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday, March 14, 2026, on First Street.


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