The Oglesby City Council approved an annexation agreement with Illinois Valley Community College for the college's ag center.

Illinois Valley PADS requested a temporary conditional use permit to relocate the organization’s homeless shelter operations to the former Ottawa YMCA building on Jackson St. while construction begins on a new facility.

The Ottawa Plan Commission voted Monday to recommend approval of a proposed solar panel project to the City Council.

La Salle County residents are advised that a new fee schedule takes effect May 9 at the La Salle County Recorder of Deeds.

A large crowd turned out Thursday to DeKalb High School for legislative updates with U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood. She spoke on several topics including immigration and whether she's considering a Senate run for retiring Democrat Dick Durbin's seat.

The Marseilles Police Department is warning residents of door to door solicitors who are claiming to be sent by city hall.

The meeting of the Utica Planning Commission and the April committee meeting, both previously set for Thursday, April 24, have been canceled.

Illini State Park in Marseilles is preparing for the start of its full camping season on May 1, and the park’s staff are currently looking for a volunteer campground host and a concession stand operator.

The south side of Ottawa contains some historically significant homes – several could crack the National Register of Historic Places – but not enough to declare South Bluff a historic district.