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The City of Oglesby held its National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, at the Oglesby Pool. Oglebsy Police, Fire and EMS, along with Utica Fire, Illinois State Police and OSF Lifeflight helicopter also attended. The event featured food, a foam machine, a bounce house, games and more. National Night Out is an annual community policing campaign held on the first Tuesday of August to create police-community partnerships and build safer neighborhoods.


Peru Fire, EMS and Police responded to a fire at Allure of Peru on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 in Peru. Once on the scene, firefighters noticed smoke coming from a electrical panel in the kitchen. The fire happened just after 9 a.m. Several residents were evacuated. No injuries were reported. Minor damage was reported and residents were allowed to return inside.


About 40 people attended the program on Gerald Savage, a tribal elder with the Ho-Chunk Nation, on Monday, Aug. 4, at the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library in Spring Valley. Chief Savage spoke the history of the Ho-Chunk Tribe, Native American instruments, stories and more. Chief Savage warned kids in the audience not to dress up as Indians for Halloween. That is considered regalia not costumes. Chief Savage is an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar who speaks across the State and Wisconsin.


Hundreds of kids and teens visited the Second Story Teen Center during the Shoes and Socks Giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 in Princeton. The drive handed out 1,250 socks and 420 pairs of shoes from size 4-14 for kids just in time for the upcoming school year. Half of the donations came from Another Child Foundation and Christ Community Church in Princeton. The other remaining supplies were donated from people in the community.