The Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 18 in the Peru Public Library.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will host the annual Cursillo weekends in June at Peterstown. 

The NCI ARTworks Board announced Monday the retirement of executive director Julia Mautino Messina and welcomed new leadership.

In a protest advocating for workers' wages and the protection of the First Amendment, residents came to Washington Park in Ottawa. The protest was part of a nationwide movement, with Illinois Valley Indivisible organizing the event at Washington Park.

Illinois folk singer Chris Vallillo will perform at 7 p.m. June 12 at The Abbey in Ottawa.

The Marshall-Putnam County Fair is taking applications for its annual beauty pageant in July.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship Saturday, May 16 in Peterstown, south of Mendota.

Following a confirmed EF-1 tornado that touched down near Mendota, La Salle County Emergency Management Agency seeks residents to become trained weather spotters.

Construction has begun on Logan’s Oasis playground at Marilla Park in Streator. The playground has been in the works for almost two years. The project is spearheaded by Melissa Crank and family members in memory of her late son, Logan Crank.