Government | Illinois Valley

The La Salle County Emergency Management Agency will host a severe weather spotter presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 in Room CTC 124 at Illinois Valley Community College.

All four candidates for Bureau County Sheriff agree on the county’s most pressing public safety challenge: substance abuse and drug trafficking. But their strategies to combat it diverge sharply

The decision to enact this was driven in part by advocacy from the Friends of Lake Kakusha environmental conservation organization.

Outdoor dining in Utica has been a big hit, but Utica village officials say there are costs to the village and business owners must pay their fair share.

Lead has been found in some homes and businesses in Utica, the village disclosed.

Mendota City Council proclaimed May "Motorcycle Awareness Month."

The committee is to ensure the benefits are administered effectively, equitably, and in a fiscally responsible manner, and assist in making insurance policy recommendations.

Peru’s fire chief said it from day 1: Fast-thinking by a city electrical employee and two officers kept a Feb. 9 residential fire from turning tragic. Monday, the responding trio their due.

The quote, in the amount of $9,595.39, will be drawn from Ottawa’s General Corporate Fund.


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