An Ottawa resident was taken to a local hospital from smoke inhalation, following a house fire Monday on the 1500 block of Sycamore Street.

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Ottawa, Naplate, Marseilles and Wallace firefighters responded to a house fire at 1529 Sycamore St. in Ottawa on Monday. The fire began shortly before 2 p.m.

Illinois Valley Community College’s College Democrats held a drawing for six gasoline gift cards on Spirit Day, Sept. 14. Winners were: Gabe Lucas, Taylor Kelly, Manuel Solano, Autumn Hand, Sabrina Hight and Marley Bodine.

A Dixon man accused of setting an apartment on fire Thursday is in Lee County jail on $150,000 bond, charged with two counts of arson.

Masking will only be required for patients and visitors who are symptomatic at the hospital and clinics.

The Minooka Community High School and Plainfield Central High School girls volleyball teams will participate in Shorewood HUGS’ “HITS for HUGS” fundraiser Thursday, October 13.

The Batavia store’s opening marks the first Slumberland Furniture store in the Chicagoland area.

The US Food and Drug Administration, along with Centers for Disease Control and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections

Darrell Harris, 18, and another teen have been jailed on firearm-related charges after a police chase in Joliet. The chase stemmed from the investigation of a shooting that left a child wounded, police said.