Spring Valley was selected for a $695,430 state grant to fund a series of downtown improvements, including streetscape upgrades, expanded public spaces and enhanced accessibility.

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

Oglesby is moving into high gear on its forthcoming wastewater treatment plant.

Peru’s new city clerk, a former alderman, said he is looking forward to working with the city’s citizens and businesses over the next four years.

Mendota’s new police chief is a city native who said he means for the police department to be his last professional stop.

Newly elected Spring Valley City Council members were sworn in during Monday’s regular council meeting following their election victories earlier this month.

Voters in La Salle and Bureau counties this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

The Rotary Park Foundation donated $5,000 to the city of La Salle on Monday.

The La Salle County Board wants to regulate wind and solar farms and has asked Springfield to tear up an existing law that limits its authority to do so.