Back the Badge held a rally and party at Westclox, Sunday afternoon, where they had multiple raffles, live music and a bags tournament.

Families may soon have another tool in their estate planning processes, with the ability to utilize TODI’s (Transfer on Death Instrument), said state Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington).

Ten area communities were assisted by the North Central Illinois Council of Governments in obtaining $5,392,889 in Community Development Block Grants funds for public infrastructure projects.

A 21-year-old Spring Valley man was taken to St. Margaret’s-Peru after he was involved in a single-vehicle, motorcycle crash Saturday at North 17th Road and East 4th Road in Hope Township, on the west side of Interstate 39 between Tonica and Lostant.

On Friday morning, the OSF Center for Health-Streator hosted a Gift of Hope flag-raising ceremony to bring awareness for organ donations.

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) and Dean Phillips (D-Minnesota) introduced legislation aiming to reduce the federal deficit over a 10-year period by $3.25 trillion.

A firefighter walk through for Chaise Mangold will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at the Lacon fire station, 921 Fifth St.

Beginning Wednesday, April 21, the Streatorland Food Pantry, 210 W. Wasson St., will be open on Wednesdays 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Authorities said a 39-year-old Machesney Park inmate in jail on charges for fleeing and eluding police from an incident in Tonica attacked a nurse Thursday and injured two correction officers.