The Peru Public Library, 1409 11th St., will host several programs and events in February.

The Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly taco night from 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. 

Calvert Council Knights of Columbus in La Salle raised just over $3,500 each for Horizon House and Lighted Way during the Knights’ Tootsie Roll drive conducted Sept. 19-21, 2025.

The University of Illinois Extension will host a Sustainability on the Farm winter program series for community members to learn about sustainable agriculture beginning Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Learn the basics of seed starting and seed saving on 6-7 p.m. Feb. 26 at Reddick Public Library, 1010 Canal St, Ottawa.

St. John Baptist de La Salle Parish will hold a Lenten parish mission Feb. 21-25 in the La Salle Catholic churches.

Support the Academy of St. Carlo Acutis at a trivia night on Saturday, March 7, at the JA Happ Gymnasium in Peru.

With continued cold and windy weather this weekend, Ottawa is reminding residents to take precautions to prevent frozen water lines.

The University of Illinois Extension is hosting a Fossil Identification Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at Nell’s Woodland, 2000 Alexis Ave., Ottawa.

For the first time since the 1990s, donkey basketball is making a long-awaited return to Seneca.

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23.

The La Salle VFW Post 4668 and Auxiliary remind contestants of student contests, for which deadlines are approaching.

The Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly steak fry from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22. 

Dave Michelsen of Earlville (left) donated $10,000 on Jan. 6, 2026, to Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelter in memory of his wife, Helen.

NCI ARTworks is set to spotlight some of the Illinois Valley’s best young artists at the 9th Annual Mad Hatter Ball on Friday, Jan. 16 at the Westclox Event Center’s historic west wing in Peru.

Oglesby native and vocalist Erin Shields will hold a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26 at Illinois Valley Community College.

The Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly taco night from 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14. 

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9.

Trinity United Church of Christ, La Salle, will hold its annual Christmas cookie walk from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19.

Zion United Church of Christ in Peru will hold its Christmas cookie sale starting at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12.

Oglesby Knights of Columbus recently donated $1,500 to the Academy of St. Carlo Acutis.

The Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly taco night from 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, December 10.

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5.

Ottawa Sunrise Rotary toy and book float returns for the 36th year in the Festival of Lights Parade at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28.

Oglesby Elks Lodge #2360 members, after taking a tour of the new Illinois Valley Food Pantry facility in Peru, presented a check for $6,000 to Executive Director, Mary Jo Credi.

NCI ARTworks and Heritage Corridor Destinations will exhibit the work of several artists in Utica and then in Peru.

The Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly steak fry from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20. 

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. Proceeds will benefit the Academy of St. Carlo Acutis.

A special session of GriefShare, intended for bereaved people dreading the holidays, will be 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 at Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St., Princeton.

The Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 at the Peru Public Library.

NCI ARTworks will host an opening reception at 6 p.m. Friday for the works of photographer Eddie (E.J.) Rodriquez, artist Nadler (Nate) Petit-Dieu and photographer Larisa Sarver.

Mueller Funeral Home is inviting community members to pick up free Christmas stockings to decorate for veterans and soldiers as part of its annual Christmas Stockings for Soldiers and Veterans program.

Here is list of couples who applied forLa Salle County marriage licenses from Oct. 16 through Oct. 31, 2025.

Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly taco night from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. 

Joe Tokarz will give a talk at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 about the 28 submarines that traveled down the Illinois River from their manufacturing facility in Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico and into World War II.

For more than five decades, if you ordered a pizza at Sam’s Pizza in Oglesby more than once, chances are owner Sammy Leone knew your order when you came in and never had to write it down.

Here is the list of couples to apply for La Salle County marriage licenses from Oct. 1 through Oct. 15, 2025.

The Illinois Valley Food Pantry recently reopened after moving to a new building located at 4133 Progress Blvd. in Peru.

Wellness and Recovery with Maitri in Peru recently was awarded a grant by the Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary Club to buy YMCA memberships, create hygiene wellness packs, and buy gift cards.

Open Table United Church of Christ will serve a free community meal at noon Sunday, Oct. 12.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 in Marseilles.

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.

Here is the list of couples who applied for La Salle County marriage licenses from Sept. 15 to Sept. 30.

The fund provides basic needs such as shoes, coats, and school supplies to less fortunate needy students. The funds are generated from an Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant.

Grace United Methodist Church in La Salle is holding “Paws, Prayers & Plates” from from 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.

The opening meeting for the Starved Rock Civil War Round Table is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 in Utica.

The Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly taco night from 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Trinity United Church of Christ in La Salle will hold a fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 at Culver’s in Peru.

The Aden Lamps Foundation will host its annual golf outing fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley.

Here is the list of La Salle County couples who applied for marriage licenses from Aug. 1 through Aug. 15, 2025.