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A Canada mother goose protects her nest that she made at the top of a mulch pile in the Sullivans grocery store parking lot on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Princeton. The goose has been there for about two-weeks. It takes 28-35 days for the eggs to hatch. Canadian geese are protected under the Migratory Bird Act and nests cannot be tampered with.
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Crews from Ekana Nursery and Landscaping planted an American Dream Oak tree on Friday, April 26, 2024 in La Salle. The cemetery planted the tree on Arbor Day and it is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The cemetery lost over 50 trees in the last decade due to the age of the trees and the derecho that stuck the area in 2020.
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The second oldest public community college in the state turned 100 years old. Illinois Valley Community College held a 100th anniversary celebration in the Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre on Thursday, April 25, 2024.I VCC predecessor La Salle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College (LPO) was established April 24, 1924.