Oglesby American Legion will hold its monthly taco night from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. 

Here is a list of trick-or-treat hours for the Illinois Valley.

Joe Tokarz will give a talk at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 about the 28 submarines that traveled down the Illinois River from their manufacturing facility in Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico and into World War II.

For more than five decades, if you ordered a pizza at Sam’s Pizza in Oglesby more than once, chances are owner Sammy Leone knew your order when you came in and never had to write it down.

Gallery

The Streator Chamber of Commerce hosted its Halloween Spooktacular event on Friday, Oct. 26, 2025, in downtown Streator. The event featured a scavenger hunt, a tarot card reader, a haunted house and more activities.

Here is the list of couples to apply for La Salle County marriage licenses from Oct. 1 through Oct. 15, 2025.

Gallery

Hundreds of protesters turned out in Ottawa on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, for "No Kings rallies. Check out these photos from MaKade Rios.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 in Marseilles.

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.