The Streator Public Library is offering patrons an opportunity to make salt and pepper shaker snowmen.

Santa will be making a visit to the Marseilles Public Library on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Reddick Public Library in Ottawa will host Story Time with Santa from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14.

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Downtown Marseilles was a festive scene Saturday as the Holiday Magic Lighted Santa Parade in Marseilles made its way through town.

Four Illinois Valley Community College leaders were part of a group recognized by the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce recently for their contributions across the Illinois Valley region.  

Seven Streator High School alums were inducted Saturday to the Dr. Worthy Streator Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the high school.

A crowd gathered on the banks of the Illinois River Saturday morning for a memorial service in Peru to honor the lives lost and survivors during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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Volunteers erected Saturday the 16 paintings depicting the life of Jesus Christ at Washington Square in Ottawa.

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American Legion Post 375 and Peru Veterans Memorial Group Post conducted their annual Pearl Harbor parade and memorial service on Saturday in Peru. This year marks the 83rd anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor.