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Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 in the board room C-307. The meeting can be accessed by the public at https://ivcc-edu.zoom.us/j/87499933914. Once logged in, use the meeting ID number 874 9993 3914. For dial-in, call 1 (312) 626-6799.
The agenda topics include the fiscal year 2024 budget, purchase requests, appointments, reports, and other items. The full agenda and links to the board materials and contracts can be found at www.ivcc.edu/board.
The La Salle County Historical Society will host a special presentation on the abolitionist movement in La Salle County and Illinois at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Heritage Center, 208 Clark St., Utica.
The lion isn’t sleeping tonight… the Lion King Jr. is happening at Knudson Park this evening at 6 PM presented by Marseilles Recreation!
Alec M. Grundman, 23, of Hartland, Wisconsin, was charged by Peru police with DUI at 6:27 p.m. Tuesday at Unytite Drive and Route 251.
Chandler B. Masur, 24, of Cedar Point, was charged by Peru police with reckless driving and passing in a no-passing zone at 3 p.m. Tuesday on Route 251 at Shooting Park Road.
Norman L. Bernstein, 84, of Fredricksburg, Texas, was charged by Peru police with retail theft at 8:23 a.m. Tuesday at Hy-Vee.
Lenee K. Thumm, 39, of Streator, was charged by Streator police with violating an order of protection Wednesday in the 400 block of North Vermillion Street.
Streator Police – Domestic Battery: 08-10-23 at 14:49 hours
200 block Cedar St.
Attested: Alicia Reeland
Age: 27
Charges: domestic battery
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today released the following statement on President Biden’s emergency supplemental request, which includes funds to continue supporting Ukraine:
“Nearly 18 months after Putin began his full-scale invasion, Ukraine remains on the frontlines of democracy. And as I saw recently in Vilnius, during this year’s NATO summit, the Ukrainian people’s heroism continues to rally the Western alliance. The United States and the nations of the free world must continue to provide the resources, equipment, and training necessary for our Ukrainian friends to prevail against Putin and his cowardly enablers. I applaud the Biden Administration’s proposal to aid Ukraine and will work in the Senate to ensure we appropriate these necessary funds.”
The 2023 Illinois State Fair is underway. Fair Manager Rebecca Clark was joined by Governor Pritzker and other state officials yesterday to celebrate the opening of the fair. The fair runs through August 20th. The annual event takes place at the fairgrounds in Springfield and features food, exhibits, contests, music, and more. Performers include Alanis Morissette, REO Speedwagon, Alter Bridge, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, and Nelly with Ashanti & Ja Rule.
A woman is wanted in a deadly stabbing in Peoria. Police say a woman was found stabbed last night in the one-thousand block of South Western Avenue. She died at the hospital. The suspect fled before police arrived. The incident is being investigated as a homicide.
Family and friends are remembering Chicago-born actor Robert Swan. Swan grew up in Hyde Park. He passed away Wednesday at the age of 78 in Rolling Prairie, Indiana after a long battle with cancer. Swan is known for his roles in Hoosiers, The Untouchables, and Natural Born Killers.
Hundreds of workers at Loretto Hospital on the city’s West Side will be returning to work following an 11-day strike. The union representing the employees announced it has reached a tentative contract agreement with hospital leadership. The deal includes wage increases and a Juneteenth paid holiday.
The 94th Annual Bud Billiken Parade will take place tomorrow morning on Chicago’s South Side. The procession which is known as the largest African American parade in the country steps off at 10 a.m. near the corner of 35th and King Drive in Washington Park. The grand marshal is Grammy-winning artist and Chicago native J. Ivy. He received the award this year for best-spoken word poetry album for The Poet Who Sat By The Door.
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OBITS:
Dale V. Ott, 74 of Streator passed away Saturday evening (August 5, 2023) in Sturgis, S. Dakota. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Wenona with burial in Riverview Cemetery, Streator.
Terry J. Giannoni, of Chicago and rural Lexington, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, after a full, rich, and diverse life.
Visitation will be today from 10-11 a.m. at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home. Interment will be at the family mausoleum at St. Columba Cemetery in Ottawa.
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WEATHER:
TODAY – Thunderstorms during the morning hours then skies turning partly cloudy during the afternoon. High 84F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
TONIGHT – Some clouds. A stray severe thunderstorm is possible. Low 66F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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SPORTS:
>>White Sox Host Brewers
(Chicago, IL) — The White Sox will try to help out their Northside neighbors when they host the Milwaukee Brewers for a weekend series at Guaranteed Rate Field starting tonight. The White Sox are in fourth place in the AL Central at 47-and-69, but any win over Milwaukee will give the Cubs a chance to make up ground in the NL Central race. Michael Kopech takes the mound this evening. In other team news, the Southsiders claimed pitcher Deivi Garcia off waivers from the New York Yankees yesterday.
>>Cubs Visit Blue Jays
(Toronto, ON) — The Cubs continue their pennant chase with a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre tonight. The Cubs are in second place in the NL Central with a 59-and-56 record. They’re just two-and-a-half games out of first place in the division, and they trail Miami by a half-game for the final NL Wild Card spot. Javier Assad gets the start for Chicago tonight after the team decided to move Drew Smyly to the bullpen.
>>Bears Open Preseason Against Titans
(Chicago, IL) — Bears football is back. The Bears host the Tennessee Titans in the first week of the preseason at Soldier Field tomorrow. The Bears are looking to bounce back from a 2022 campaign that saw them finish with the worst record in the NFL. Justin Fields is expected to start tonight’s contest, but head coach Matt Eberflus didn’t specify how many drives Fields would lead before turning the game over to his back-ups.
>>Sky Take On Liberty
(Brooklyn, NY) — The Chicago Sky look to get back in the win column when they visit the New York Liberty at Barclays Center tonight. The Sky are coming off an 88-79 home loss to the Lynx on Tuesday. Chicago is in eighth place in the WNBA at 12-and-16.