A tentative labor agreement was reached Thursday between the Streator Elementary Association and the Streator Elementary Board of Education, according to a union official.

An Earlville man pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges Thursday and faces up to 15 years in prison when he’s sentenced July 25.

The La Salle County Board wants to regulate wind and solar farms and has asked Springfield to tear up an existing law that limits its authority to do so.

Illinois State Police still is seeking information on suspects who laid roofing nails on emergency turnarounds on Interstate 80; but the agency said in a Thursday update there have been no new occurrences.

After less than a year in operation, the Illinois Food and Deli in La Salle will close Wednesday, April 30, the company said Thursday on its Facebook page.

Daniel "Day" Jones interviews Cathy Raiter of Debo Ace Hardware about their Spring Bake Sale on April 12 to support Horizon House of the Illinois Valley

The annual Easter Egg Hunt in Utica will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Danny Carey Field - but not with real eggs.

Utica officials will cut the ribbon at the Market on Mill, the village’s outdoor retail plaza, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3.

Sci-Fest, Naturescapes art exhibition, Route "Flute" 66 and Easter egg hunts are among the events in the Illinois Valley this weekend.