APRN Alyssa Smolen will join the organization starting Feb. 21 at the OSF Medical Group – Primary Care located at 327 Edward St. in Henry. She will also be supporting OSF PromptCare at 535 Park Ave. in Princeton.
Fire on Fifth is set to open Thursday, Feb. 24, at 300 Fifth St., Peru.
Discussion occurred for much of the city\u2019s finance committee meeting\u2019s allotted time as the council weighed the option to hire Kmetz Architects for the building\u2019s planned remodeling process or to perform much of the initial design work in-house.
The Peru Police Department announced Monday it will conduct special patrols throughout Super Bowl weekend to crack down on impaired drivers and encourage seat belt use.
Mask wearing is optional in elementary and secondary schools within the Peoria Diocese, effective Tuesday.
Republic Services has been the refuse disposal company for Spring Valley since Allied Waste, the parent company of Republic Services, purchased Illinois Valley Waste Disposal in August of 2017.
Oglesby needs a new city commissioner. Carrie Lijewski announced Monday she is relinquishing her seat on the Oglesby City Council.
La Salle-Peru and Mendota high schools on Monday both decided to continue with the state\u2019s COVID-19 guidelines regarding masks following a temporary restraining order issued by a Sangamon County Circuit Court last week.
Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) filed legislation to expand the state\u2019s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to ensure more families could access its benefits.
Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry 4-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11.
Princeton Fire Chief Chuck Woolley said his department responded at 1:06 a.m. Monday to a reported structure fire at 657 E Peru St., at a multi unit apartment building.
An historic lockhouse on the Hennepin Canal at Lock 21 was burned down on Monday Feb. 7, 2022 about a mile west of Wyanet. Illinois Department of Natural Resources conducted the controlled burn. Wyanet and Princeton fire departments responded to the fire about 10:30a.m. to keep the blaze under control. While the canal was active, there were employed lock masters who lived in the on-site residence to open and close the locks and raise the bridges. Today, very few lockhouses exist on the canal.
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