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Drop Off Your Expired Prescriptions in Streator
A Prescription Drug Take Back event is happening at Streator City Park, 200 block of North Park Street, on Saturday, October 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon at a drive-thru disposal. Drop off expired or...
Oct 20, 2023
Home is where the haunt is - enter if you dare.
So, when do you decorate for the scariest night of the year? Angie's List (www.angi.com/articles/halloween-decoration-trends-2022-state-by-state-survey.htm) surveyed 1,250 people nationwide on when th...
Oct 19, 2023 This spooky home was discovered in Ottawa on Ottawa Avenue. - Photo Credit: Kate Reynolds, NRG Media
Marseilles City Council discusses IV Cellular update - structure in "pretty good shape"
This week, Marseilles residents received a short update on the council's proposed purchase of the Illinois Valley Cellular building, 200 Riverfront Drive, from Mayor Jim Hollenbeck and City Engineer M...
Oct 19, 2023 the Marseilles City Council issued an update to the possible purchase of Illinois Valley Cellular, 200 Riverfront Drive.
Did You Know?
Did you know 3 U.S. Presidents have won Grammys? Former President Jimmy Carter has won three Grammy Awards in the Best Spoken Word Album category. The first one was for Our Endangered Values: America'...
Oct 19, 2023
Take Fire Prevention Week Seriously Throughout the Year
Everyone takes things for granted. But fire safety shouldn't be one of those things. It is a matter of life and death. In the United States, about 1.3 million fires occur; 3,500 deaths from fires happ...
Oct 12, 2023
Did You Know
Despite photographs showing the Great Pyramids of Giza deep in the desert, they are right on the edge of the city of Cairo, with fast food restaurants and busy city streets a few hundred feet away fro...
Oct 12, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
U.S. Senator Tammie Duckworth Statement on Continuing Violence in Israel
Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-member of the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees-issued the following statement on the ongoing violence in Israel: "Th...
Oct 12, 2023 U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) talks about the ongoing violence in Israel.
Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund Program Closing in 20 Days
The Illinois Housing Department Authority (IHDA) has announced the Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund (ILHAF) will no longer accept grant applications to assist homeowners with housing expenses as of ...
Oct 10, 2023 Homeowners struggling to stay current with housing payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic have until Oct. 31 to apply for free aid.
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Marseilles Announces Fall Clean Up Days
The city of Marseilles has announced its annual Fall Clean-up Days. Hours of operation: Thursday, Oct. 19, Friday, Oct. 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Saturday, Oct. 21, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 ...
Oct 08, 2023 This weekend Marseilles has scheduled their annual Clean-uP Days,home this weekend
Lift Your Spirit at Nell's Woodland through Illinois Valley Community College
Learn Yoga at Illinois Valley Community College Introductory and intermediate yoga classes will be part of Illinois Valley Community College's fall lineup at Nell's Woodland in Ottawa. Sessions will m...
Oct 05, 2023