The La Salle County Board wants to regulate wind and solar farms and has asked Springfield to tear up an existing law that limits its authority to do so.

The Utica Village Board has an opening.

A farmers market may be coming to Utica on a vacant lot south of downtown.

Woodland School inducted three new members into its hall of fame during its annual ceremony on Friday at the school’s gym.

Marseilles City Council addressed concerns from residents of the Timbers Edge Subdivision after hearing of concerns about the increasing number of abandoned, boarded-up, and demolished homes in the area.

Marseilles is one step closer to completing the remodel of its City Hall and Police Department facilities after Marseilles City Council approved a final payment to of $75,261 Phalen Steel of Mendota.

The Ottawa City Council approved a redevelopment agreement for the property at 209 W. Main Street, currently home to Ottawa Office Supply. The building will now include apartments on the second floor.

Daniel Danko and Scott Scheuer are the apparent winners in the Streator City Council race, according to unofficial election results.

Voter turnout was solid, if not spectacular, in La Salle-Peru thanks to contested mayoral races. Outside L-P, however, foot traffic at the polls was spotty, at best.