The Illinois Valley Food Pantry is launching a $750,000 fundraising campaign to assist in covering the cost of its new building in Peru and a walk-in cooler and freezer.

The Spring Valley City Council will look at several purchases and sponsorship requests at its Monday meeting.

La Salle City Council will consider a request from the Starved Rock Runners to host the “Boo” Milby Memory 5K on Aug. 16 at its Monday meeting.

The Utica Fr. Marquette Council of the Knights of Columbus donated $2,000 to the Illinois Valley Food Pantry’s “Feeding the Future” fund drive as they begin their move to a larger facility on Tuesday, July 1, in Peru.

If you're looking for an experience that harkens back to summers past, take a road trip to these vintage drive-in restaurants and enjoy a burger, shake, root beer and more.

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The Village of Utica held their annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration on Saturday, July 5, 2025 in Utica.

"Day" Jones interviews the cast of Stage 212's Legally Blonde. Tickets are already on sale, and the show runs from July 11-July 27

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A No Kings Independence Day protest was held on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Rotary Park in Princeton.

The Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra (IVYSO) will present a special summer concert, “Echoes of Maud: A Tribute to Maud Powell,” celebrating the legacy of world-renowned violinist Maud Powell ahead of what would have been her 158th birthday.