Community | Illinois Valley
Zion United Church of Christ will hold its annual ice cream social from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18.
Residents of all ages gathered at Illinois Valley Regional Airport on June 13, for the 6th annual Touch a Truck event in Peru. The community event invited families to explore emergency vehicles and equipment, including the Peru Fire Department's aerial tower lift, and interact directly with first responders. Touch a Truck provides an opportunity for residents to learn about the emergency services that protect their community and ask questions about the vehicles and equipment used in rescue and response operations.
The Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 15 in Peru Public Library.
The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse:
The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse:
NCI ARTworks will announce the winners of the juried art exhibition from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the NCI ARTworks Gallery in Peru.
Members of the Jack Koch family, along with members of the Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group, raised $1,100 at the second annual cardboard race held May 30 at the Spring Valley Boat Club.
Ottawa residents gathered downtown Monday, May 25, to observe Memorial Day with a parade featuring the Ottawa High School and Sheppard Middle School bands, American Legion Post 33 and vintage military vehicles. The parade drew families and community members who lined the streets to pay respects and celebrate the holiday.
Grace United Methodist Church in La Salle will hold a free safety fair, open to the public, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30.
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.