Batavia residents can apply to receive a free energy audit through the city's GREEN Program. The application deadline to participate in the first group is Wednesday.

Update: Authorities have identified a Sycamore man killed in a motorcycle crash in Geneva on Sunday.

The Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group meets at 6 p.m. Monday, July 21 at the Peru Public Library.

The Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly steak fry from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, July 24. 

Mendota residents will begin receiving garbage and recycling services from a new provider, Midwest Disposal of Dixon, starting the first week of August.

The Main Street railroad crossing in Sugar Grove has been closed by BNSF Railroad for maintenance for the week, according to the village.

The Oswego Police Department has been accredited since 2005. As part of the process, the accrediting agency provides a public access portal to collect comments from agency personnel and members of the community.

This week, communities across northern Illinois will take part in “Good Trouble Lives On,” a national day of peaceful protest marking the fifth anniversary of civil‑rights icon Rep. John Lewis’s death

State Rep. Murri Briel and labor professor Robert Bruno will be the main speakers at the La Salle County Democrats annual picnic on Saturday, July 19.