Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch was recognized by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as an accredited center of excellence for emergency police dispatching, IVRD said in a Wednesday news release.

A Streator man charged with shooting three people, killing one, will stand trial for murder on July 21.

An Ottawa man pleaded guilty Thursday to firing a gun through his floor – and through his neighbor’s ceiling. Nicholas Snyder is going to prison for seven years.