Peru Mayor Ken Kolowski said he is asked daily about the future of the planned Five Below on the city’s north end.

The Alley in Ottawa is under new ownership.

Everest Frozen Custard & Bubble Tea opened Saturday in Peru.

Sunfield Restaurant in Ottawa is under new ownership.

The Minonk Chocolate Company is dipping caramel apples this week and delivering them to stores, according to a post on its Facebook page. Deliveries are planned Oglesby, La Salle, Peru, Spring Valley, Princeton, Hennepin, Morris, Ottawa, Streator and Mendota this week.

Thirty children-run businesses Saturday dotted downtown Ottawa, selling everything from food and drinks to homemade jewelry, and other items as part of the third annual Prairie Fox Books Children's Business Fair.

A Serena icon, the Serena Cafe, closed recently.

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet distribution center in Princeton celebrated its grand opening Wednesday, bringing more than 200 jobs to the region.

Bold and Curvy has opened in downtown Ottawa.