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Two college scholarships now available for area students
The I.F. Doug Stonier and Ella Stonier Educational Trust provides scholarships to college students for the school year commencing in August.
Letter carriers to collect food donations Saturday for Streator pantry
Letter carriers across Streator will collect non-perishable food donations on Saturday, May 9 as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, an annual effort to combat food insecurity in communities nationwide.
Ladd library to hold The Lego Man program May 16
The Ladd Public Library will hold a program featuring Cody Wells, aka The Lego Man of NYC, for community members ages five and older from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Ladd Community Center,…
Listen: Illinois Valley’s 5 most-read stories this week, April 26-May 2
Catch up on the week’s top Illinois Valley news in minutes for April 26-May 2. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you
Young entrepreneurs open up Market on Mill in Utica with Lemonade Day event
As Market on Mill in Utica officially opened up for the summer this weekend, a group of local elementary school children put their entrepreneurship skills to the test on Saturday morning at the Lemonade Day Youth Market.
May Day Rally at Washington Park in Ottawa
Residents carried signs, drew artwork and voiced their opposition to a number of developments in the political arena, with workers’ wages and the infringement of the First Amendment chiefly among them.