The Ottawa City Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. to consider several resolutions affecting city infrastructure and housing, including a major agreement for wastewater treatment plant improvements and federal funding for residential rehabilitation.

Prentiss will represent the Mendota Quarter Back Club in the 79th Annual Sweet Corn Festival pageant.

The Princeton Community Band will perform Sunday at 6 p.m. in Soldiers and Sailors Park, featuring vocal soloist Victoria Yepsen singing the Irish ballad “I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls.”

Ella Lewis will represent the Mendota High School Athletics Booster Club in the 79th Annual Sweet Corn Festival pageant.

Riders coasted Saturday, July 18, 2026, into Zearing Park in Princeton and most interviewed expressed sorrow that this is the last year for the Z-Tour bike event.

Illinois Valley residents marched Sunday afternoon through downtown Ottawa to protest a far-right demonstration held the previous day.

Illinois Valley Community College is accepting registrations for Get Set, a two-day college readiness program designed to prepare new students for the transition to college life.

Learn about bats at “Bats in the Spotlight,” a program scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, August 29 at Starved Rock State Park.

The Illinois Valley Senior League baseball team won its Central Region Tournament opener Saturday, the La Salle Minor League softball team won twice at state and Illinois Valley Junior League baseball lost its state opener.

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