Olivia Doak

A St. Margaret’s official asked police to remove community members and hospital staff who gathered for a recent rally as the Peru facility was closing last month, according to a police report.

Modern Creek Boutique held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its grand opening in downtown La Salle on Friday, Feb. 3.

The associate principal for school safety at La Salle-Peru High School was placed on leave on Tuesday, Jan 31, Superintendent Steve Wrobleski said.

Teachers at La Salle-Peru High School, and soon its students, can now enjoy a new coffee shop business right on campus.

Establishments in Peru with gambling terminals will now have to pay more in fees to the city.

Morris Hospital released instructions Wednesday for pregnant women in need of care or a place to deliver following the closure of St. Margaret’s Health-Peru.

Gun owners throughout the Illinois Valley have expressed support for the state’s ban on certain high-powered weapons, citing mass shootings, harm to children and dangerous weaponry as key factors.

The mother of Jelani Day, a 25-year-old Illinois State University graduate student who went missing and was later found dead in the Illinois River, said Peru and its police department are mishandling and neglecting her son’s case.

Peru dog owners can now enjoy a walk around Baker Lake while accompanied by their pet.

Carus announced Monday it is actively investigating the cause of the Jan 11 chemical fire at the Carus plant in La Salle, according to the press release.

Construction at the new GAF roofing and manufacturing plant in Peru, a site that will bring in new jobs and aid in economic development for the city, is well underway with exterior walls and steel work in progress.

St. Margaret’s hospital in Peru will close at 7 a.m. Saturday, here's some answers to frequently asked questions.

Healthcare workers, who find themselves looking for jobs due to the closing of St. Margaret’s in Peru, had the opportunity to seek employment elsewhere through job fairs held Thursday and Friday in La Salle-Peru.

Students at JFK Elementary in Spring Valley put on a parade for their peers to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Lisa LeBeau, the hospice director at Compassus hospice care in Peru, was one of 20 volunteers chosen out of 6,000 for a trip to provide hospice care to those in need in South Africa.