The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Central Illinois Chapter recently honored Patricia Seiber of Utica for her fundraising efforts on behalf of single mothers and nursing students for the Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) Foundation.

Mendota-area residents are invited to spread the holiday spirit at the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce's "A Mendota Christmas" on Dec. 2.

Hennepin company Marquis Energy LLC was represented by CEO Mark Marquis at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, according to a release from the village of Hennepin.

A student-led initiative at Putnam County Elementary School (PCES) has raised $160 for the Illinois Valley Animal Rescue (IVAR), according to a release from the village of Hennepin.

Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) encouraged Morris eighth-graders to get involved in state government during a visit to the school's Fourth Annual Eighth Grade Career Expoe at the school's recreation center recently, according to a press release.

LaSalle-Peru Township High School seniors Matthew Klein and Gabrielle Sawin are exemplars of what the school hopes to see in all of its students, according to its website.

Bruce Township residents should be getting tax refunds rather than seeing their money spent on an unnecessary new emergency assistance program, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) argue.

La Salle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly held a press conference recently to explain to an angry public that she is dong all she can to clean up the mess left behind by the dismissal of cases related to the former State’s Attorney Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Unit.

Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) urged Gov. Bruce Rauner not to enact Senate Bill 31 in a letter he co-authored with five other Republican lawmakers, according to the Illinois Review.

Gov. Bruce Rauner visited a Japanese company that has an Illinois affiliate in Peru that employees more than 400 people, Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) posted on Facebook recently about the governor's overseas trip.

Former La Salle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne has been placed on administrative duties at the Illinois Office of the State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor (ILSAAP) following his indictment on 17 felony counts, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Someone needs to get former La Salle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne a mirror and take away his shovel, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) contend on their Illinois Leaks website.

After-school programs, nutrition, internet safety, bike safety and the Illinois State Treasurer’s I-Cash program are just some of the topics that will be covered during a heath and safety fair for kids being hosted by Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) on Sept. 16 at Saratoga Elementary School in Morris, according to a press release.

Former La Salle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne faces 17 counts of official misconduct and misapplication of public funds following a grand jury decision to indict, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) will host a free Children’s Health and Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Saratoga Elementary School in Morris, according to an event flier.

How the state decides to allocate public school funding makes little difference to Seneca Township High School District 160, Superintendent Jim Carlson contends.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of the state's K-12 funding bill would deny local schools money now and in the future, the superintendent of Peru Elementary School District 124 contends.

Peru-area automobiles will soon get state-of-the-art treatment when the Quick & Clean 3 Minute Wash opens at 2017 Rock Street, according to the Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development (IVAC).

Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) can boast that his first successful measure in the House has a little something for everyone, according to a press release.

LaSalle-Peru Township High School (LPHS) has launched an anonymous tip system in advance of the school year that will allow the community to report potentially troublesome situations via text message or an app, according to a release from the school.