Doors open at 6 p.m., the event will begin at 6:30 p.m and will end at 8:30 p.m. The GOP primary election is Feb. 28.

Animal rights advocates are backing a bill sponsored by State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, that would make it illegal to declaw cats.

The Coroner’s Office said they are continuing their investigation into the incident along with Kendall County Sheriff’s Office personnel.

Dave Raffel, principal of Morris Elementary School District 54 has been named the 2023 Illinois Principal Association Elementary School Principal of the Year for the Three Rivers Region, which covers school districts in Grundy, Will, Kendall, and Kankakee counties.

Founders First CDC Chicago Job Creators Quest Grant is offering $100,000 in grants to 25 minority and underrepresented business owners in Illinois.

A woman facing charges of Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud was arrested after she was accused of striking two women with a vehicle at Sidelines Sports Bar in Joliet, police said.

Students at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School in Streator raised $1,388 for Streator United Way.

The Elmhurst chapter of the League of Women Voters will host a candidates forum from 1 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Elmhurst City Hall.

Here are the La Salle County police reports for Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.