Illinois Master Gardeners will teach winter seed sowing techniques Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon at Nell’s Woodland in Ottawa.

Graves-Hume Public Library in Mendota has scheduled multiple programs for January, including story times, book clubs and health screenings.

Check out these 8 eateries that are serve up mouth-watering burgers.

Forty-four families and 120 children received gifts through Peru’s Blue and Red Christmas program this year.

University of Illinois Extension is guiding to help farmers understand their financial condition through balance sheet analysis as the Midwest agriculture sector faces another year of low profits.

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Check out these decorative Christmas homes and parks throughout the Illinois Valley.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s McNabb Branch will host “Snowflake Wonders Art Workshop” on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 4 p.m.

A Mendota man is being held in La Salle County Jail for allegedly tossing a kilo of cocaine out his window as he sped from the cops, who caught him and then seized more cocaine at his home.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Condit Branch will screen “Agatha Christie’s England” Thursday, Jan. 8, at 4 p.m.