Tickets for the Fulton Sheen beatification in St. Louis will be available starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 23.

More than 400 motorcycles processed through downtown Marseilles on Saturday, June 20, for the 23rd Annual Honor and Remembrance Ceremony at the Middle East Conflicts Wall. The event honored nine fallen service members whose names were added to the memorial, bringing the total to 8,041. The wall, erected in 2004, commemorates servicemen and servicewomen killed in conflicts around the world since 1967. The ceremony included remarks from Master of Ceremonies Mike Cozzi, Bishop Ronnie White, an Air Force veteran, and family members of the fallen. A 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps by American Legion Post 33 concluded the official proceedings.

When the I&M Canal Corridor Association announced last fall that they were shutting down rides on its replica canal boat, amid funding shortfalls, people were concerned for the future of the exhibit, but also the future of the two mules that called it home.

A 1,444-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1999, has changed hands.

The Newark High School FFA chapter had students honored at the 98th annual Illinois State FFA convention June 9 through 11.

A single-family residence, built in 1982, has changed hands.

The single-family residence located at 2821 6th Street in Peru was sold on June 2, for $210,000, or $122 per square foot.

Since its inception, more names and panels have been added each year, with the nine new additions bringing the total to 8,041.

At the Wednesday, June 17, meeting of the Marseilles City Council, an agreement was made to rename the position of Captain to Deputy Chief.

The project at 704 Illinois Ave. is to refurbish the existing two-story building and outfit it to become a community event space on the first floor and a co-working space on the second.

A single-family home in Ottawa that sold for $585,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in La Salle County in the past week

A residence in Princeton that sold for $178,500 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Bureau County over the past week

A single-family home in Streator that sold for $131,500 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in La Salle County in the past week.

A 1,236-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1893, has changed hands.

The home at 1768 North 2525th Road in Ottawa was sold on May 29. The purchase price was $263,000.

A rural residence located at 18716 1990 East Street in Princeton has a new owner since June 1.

Police in Utica are launching a traffic enforcement campaign through July 6, focusing on impaired and unbuckled drivers.

The Streator Fire Department were approved this week for repairs at their training center and spectrometer for their hazmat equipment.