IVCC to offer a “Show & Enroll” event Wednesday
OTTAWA – Illinois Valley Community College will be offering a fast “Show & Enroll” event at their Ottawa Center Wednesday. Students will be able to apply, register, speak with a counselor and, if necessary, a financial aid
$300 million to be made available in new Illinois Child Care Recovery Grants
CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary Grace B. Hou announced that $300 million in new relief grants will be made available to child care providers across the state. The state is
Red Cross offers safety tips to prevent house fires over the holidays
CHICAGO – The American Red Cross is offering safety tips to prevent house fires over the holidays. They suggest besides testing your smoke detectors each month, that you should also use caution when heating your home, especially
Reddick Candlelight Tours resume
OTTAWA – Visitors to an area mansion will be treated to a trip back to the Victorian era. The Reddick Mansion Association’s annual “Candlelight Tours” are returning tonight and next Friday. Visitors may stop in anytime between
House approves short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a short-term spending bill that would keep federal agencies running through Feb. 18, 2022 — just one day before the federal government was scheduled to run out of money. The
President Biden announces five-step strategy to fight COVID-19 with testing for travelers, coverage for home tests
President Joe Biden announced a five-step strategy Thursday to fight COVID-19 including rigid testing for travelers entering the United States and providing free at-home tests. The new strategy comes amid the threat of a new mutation, the
I-74 bridge over Mississippi river opens in Quad Cities
ROCK ISLAND – The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Iowa Department of Transportation have completed the four year project of replacing the I-74 bridge across the Mississippi River. The new bridge, with massive arches, replaces a
Staff COVID-19 infections send LaMoille Schools remote
LAMOILLE – Students and staff in LaMoille schools will be working remotely through December 10th after an increase in positive COVID-19 cases was discovered among the faculty. A return to in-person learning will resume on Monday,
Spring Valley asking for grant support
SPRING VALLEY – The mayor of Spring Valley is asking for village residents to write a short letter or email in support of projects to improve the community. The North Central Illinois Council of Governments could be
New SUV for Naplate Police Department
NAPLATE – The Naplate Police Department debuted their newest SUV, a 2021 Dodge Durango. Naplate Police Chief Joel Smith thanked the village for allowing him to upgrade their fleet on social media.