Ten area communities were assisted by the North Central Illinois Council of Governments in obtaining $5,392,889 in Community Development Block Grants funds for public infrastructure projects.

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) and Dean Phillips (D-Minnesota) introduced legislation aiming to reduce the federal deficit over a 10-year period by $3.25 trillion.

A firefighter walk through for Chaise Mangold will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at the Lacon fire station, 921 Fifth St.