Maribeth M. Wilson

Illinois Community College’s Continuing Education Center offers training to become a real estate broker or a home inspector through two courses.

Illinois Valley Community College Professor Matthew Johll’s students learn how science can make an impact far beyond the classroom, reaching courtrooms across the U.S. and the U.K., according to an IVCC news release.

The Mendota Museum & Historical Society will debut “Where Our Paths Meet: Journeys to Mendota”, an initiative that explores the migration stories of families who arrived in Mendota from Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s, according to a MMHS news release.

Three leaders in the Illinois Valley Community College’s theater program have created a scholarship to support students who perform onstage or behind the scenes.

Illinois Valley Community College Agriculture, in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension, will host its annual Fall Field Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Agricultural Center, 815 N. Orlando Smith Rd., Oglesby.

The Bureau County Courthouse will begin a modernization and elevator repair project beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 2, Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reed said in a news release.

Trinity United Church of Christ in La Salle will host its annual worship services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, at the south shelter in Hegeler Park, 1300 St. Vincent’s Ave, La Salle.

Spring Valley will host a free electronic recycling event from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, in the parking lot of JFK School, located at 999 N. Strong Ave

The University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists will host a nocturnal hike from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Nell’s Woodland, 200 Alexis Ave, Ottawa.

The Princeton Junior Woman’s Club Baby Contest has received two new entries for 2025.

The production opens at 7 p.m. Friday to Saturday, Aug. 22-23 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug.24, at Putnam County Community High School.

The University of Illinois Extension will host two upcoming cooking workshops focused on planning and preparing quick, healthy meals using seasonal ingredients, according to a U of I news release.

The Princeton American Legion Auxiliary 125 will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Legion Post at 1549 W. Peru St.

La Salle police said a Peru juvenile is responsible for damaging the men’s bathroom at Hegeler Park in La Salle last week.

The city of Henry and the Chief Senachwine Chapter NSDA are set to unveil an Abraham Lincoln historical marker at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Henry’s City Park.