The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently awarded more than $43,000 in scholarships and a new memorial award, according to a news release.

Runners and walkers will lace up their shoes for a meaningful cause on Saturday, June 28, as the 6th annual Run Today for Tomorrow 5K returns to the Ottawa riverfront, 234 Albin Stevens Dr.

The regular monthly meeting of Streator’s Leading Ladies was held on Thursday, June 19, at Chipper’s Grill.

The Streator Moose Family Center Lodge will host a chicken dinner and raffle fundraiser on Saturday, June 28, at its lodge, 2007 Skelgas Road.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

A longtime attorney for the County of La Salle has been made a judge.

After over a decade of helping readers find the perfect book and organizing literary events in Ottawa, longtime Prairie Fox Books manager Dylan Conmy is stepping away from the bookstore to focus full time on nonprofit work.

A missing person search launched Tuesday evening ended Wednesday with the discovery of a body north of Streator.

Reddick Library in Ottawa will host a wide variety of programs for all ages the week of July 7, including nature story time, a DIY craft and a live-action game.