A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.

The Village of North Utica has canceled its meetings of the Planning Commission and the committee of the whole, previously set for Thursday, Oct. 23.

The Bean Box Espresso, with locations in La Salle and Spring Valley, has introduced a trailer to offer more opportunities to pick up a cup of joe.

Hometown Halloween kicks off at 10:30 a.m. in La Salle, and includes a costume parade, trick-or-treating and more.

OSF HealthCare’s recent offer to keep a limited ICU in Ottawa hinged on the city endorsing its broader consolidation plan, a condition city officials rejected as unfair and unacceptable

A grand reopening at Debo Ace Hardware in Peru is Saturday, following the store’s completion of a remodel.

Prairie Fox Books in Ottawa will be closed from Friday through Sunday, Nov. 2, while the building undergoes renovations to its infrastructure. 

On Saturday, Oct. 25, Putnam County Rotarians will join in the observance of the day by sharing purple “End Polio Now” balloons and information from 8-10 a.m. at Granville National Bank and First State Bank in McNabb, and from 9-11 a.m. at the Putnam County Library in Hennepin. 

The drop-in session runs from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Academic Support Center, room A201, on the IVCC campus.