Employees at St. Margaret’s in Peru worked their final shift Saturday morning, exiting the hospital to a warm embrace of hundreds of family, friends, former employees and concerned citizens. They also reacted to the closure, sharing criticism for the decision.

Crews from MABAS 25 worked in downtown Ottawa, Wednesday afternoon on remediation of what appears to be a fuel spill that led to an odor on the 100 block of East Jefferson Street and a sheen on the nearby Fox River.

A Serena man died in a Wednesday morning crash in Rutland Township, the La Salle County Coroner’s Office reported.