The Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 20, at the Peru Public Library.

The 24th annual Carus Summer Science Camp concluded Friday with a graduation celebration at St. Bede Academy, marking the successful completion of another week of hands-on science exploration for local students entering sixth grade.

Registration now is open for “Nature’s Palette,” a program offered at 10 a.m. Sunday, August 16 at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center.

During the meeting, Reid said Gift should have presented his communication with the buyers to the board earlier, which Board Chairman Don Jensen said would be more concerning regarding a potential resignation than Gift leaving.

The Magnolia Library, a community fixture since 1932, permanently closed its doors Saturday, ending more than nine decades of service to the Village of Magnolia and surrounding Putnam County communities.

The city has received this grant in the past Buchanan said, but never for this much money.

Community members who have experienced the death of a loved one may participate in the GriefShare support group, which returns Aug. 17 to Evangelical Covenant Church, Princeton

A group of far-right protesters marched Saturday afternoon through downtown Ottawa, though the short-lived procession drew no incidents and there were no arrests.

A Peoria man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl under 12 – caught in the act, La Salle County prosecutors say – and faces up to 120 years if convicted.

The La Salle County Emergency Management Agency has successfully completed a federally evaluated radiological emergency preparedness exercise.