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As Horizon House of Illinois Valley looks to integrate more of its programs into the community, the agency is excited to open a new location in the heart of it.
Rick Mangold’s trip to Holland brought him insights into how other countries educate future leaders, but also let him revisit his own country’s past.
Stage 212 and regional theater companies are mourning Glen Gerrard, a talented actor and wizard at set design.
The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees Closed Session Minutes Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, in Board Room C307 to review minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act.
The first day of classes is a critical date for college students to remember, but they won’t want to miss a key deadline coming up in two weeks. Tuition for Illinois Valley Community College’s fall classes is due July 31.
Join Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator Susan Glassman in partnership with Bureau, Marshall-Putnam, and La Salle County farm bureaus for Quick Healthy Meals On-The-Go-Class.
The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a $41 million tentative budget and set a public hearing on the document next month.
NCI ARTworks will host an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 12, for more than a dozen emerging artists at NCI ARTworks Gallery, 400 Fifth St., Peru.
A generation of Americans has no memory of 9/11. Older generations cannot forget it. A new exhibit on display in Ottawa through July aims to bridge the generational divide.
Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, in the Board Room C-307.
After 25 years, Ron Groleau is passing on his two-way radio and stepping down as coordinator of Illinois Valley Community College’s First Responders volunteer organization.
An exhibit telling the story in the aftermath of 9/11 will be on display in July at Illinois Valley Community College’s Ottawa Center.
Illinois Valley Community College Director of Admissions Tom Quigley treated a Dutch guest last fall to American cuisine and Halloween displays. This spring, it was Quigley’s turn to sample Dutch culture.
Prospective Illinois Valley Community College students can Explore IVCC at a summer open house on Wednesday, July 17, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre.
As part of IVCC's centennial celebration, a mural was dedicated incorporating the college's past, present and future.
Illinois Valley Community College’s Welding Department is hosting a welding information/registration session immediately after the college’s open house on July 17.
The Illinois Valley Community College Foundation-sponsored IVCC-LPO Hall of Fame is returning after a hiatus and seeking to recognize the achievements of distinguished former students, college employees and others during the college’s 100th anniversary year-long celebration.
St. John’s Lodge No. 13 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Peru awarded $2,000 in scholarships during a recent gathering with members and the winners at the Peru Masonic Center.
A recently installed mural memorializing Illinois Valley Community College’s 100th anniversary will be dedicated in a ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 25.
North Central Area Transit is adding an additional route to improve access. Beginning July 1, NCAT will be providing service between Streator and the La Salle–Peru area daily, which includes trips to Utica, Oglesby, Mendota and Spring Valley.
Three Illinois Valley chefs advanced to the Top 5 in a national chef competition with a $25,000 top prize.
A long-time community college instructor will continue to inspire future teachers.
Illinois Valley chefs Charles Klinefelter, executive chef at Starved Rock Conference Center, and Jill Hejl, a cooking instructor at Illinois Valley Community College, both qualified as a top 10 contestant in “Carla Hall presents Favorite Chef" national contest.
Enrollment is underway now for an Illinois Valley Community College program that delivers a short burst of college knowledge to new or returning students before fall classes start.
Not many disc golf course designers can say they’ve been grounded by an eagle, but Wes Black can. And on his first course, too.
The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees Facilities Committee got a closer look at potential spaces that could be updated and improved during a tour Monday.
Illinois Valley Community College will begin observing its summer schedule on Friday, June 14.
The nationally ranked men’s tennis team was recognized Thursday by the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
Princeton and IVCC graduate Kate Vigars has been hired to take over the IVCC volleyball program.
Seven Illinois Valley Community College students and employees head to Europe and Canada this summer to study abroad.
Illinois Valley chefs Charles Klinefelter, executive chef at Starved Rock Conference Center, and Jill Hejl, a cooking instructor at IVCC, both qualified as a top 15 contestant in “Carla Hall presents Favorite Chef” – a competition featuring the best chefs from across the U.S.
Jill Hejl, a cooking instructor at Illinois Valley Community College, qualified as a top 15 contestant in Carla Hall presents Favorite Chef – a competition featuring the best chefs from across the U.S.
Forty-two graduates of Illinois Valley Community College’s associate degree nursing program were pinned in a ceremony on May 18 in the Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre.
Ottawa's Alexander McCalmont will continue his cross country career at IVCC.
Recent Illinois Valley Community College graduates Isabelle Escatel of Mendota and George Richter of Earlville will attend Northern Illinois University next fall on full-tuition scholarships from William and Dian Taylor of Winnetka.
Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will offer a pottery class on the college campus in June.
Illinois Valley Community College chemistry instructor Larry Ault and natural science lab instructor LeeAnn Johnson guided 26 students in the annual river testing exercise recently.
Thirty-five students were recognized for their accomplishments during Illinois Valley Community College’s 43rd annual Adult Education Recognition Event on May 22.
More than 400 Illinois Valley Community College students earned 536 degrees or certificates this spring. Some 200 of them, cheered by families who packed the IVCC Gym, participated in the 58th annual commencement on May 18.
Illinois Valley Community College opens a second summer of programs at Nell’s Woodland in Ottawa, where participants can celebrate the Summer Solstice and enjoy a variety of yoga, t’ai chi, painting, well-being and meditation classes.
Riker Fesperman of La Salle was awarded the 2024 Frederick W. Matthiessen Award during the 58th annual commencement ceremony May 18 at Illinois Valley Community College.
IVCC athletes earned academic honors, the Little Ten releases all-conference baseball team and the Prospect League announces a new Hall of Fame.
Graduation season is in full swing. Here are the photo galleries from the graduations covered by Shaw Local News Network in La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.
Four IVCC softball players earned all-conference honors.
La Salle-Peru High School announced this year’s recipients of the Edward and Hilda Snow Scholarship. They are graduating seniors Grace Miller and Isabella Argubright.
Illinois Valley Community College’s popular summer camps for children and teens will get underway again this summer, centering on robotics, art, space exploration, fishing, welding, animation, culinary arts, artificial intelligence, CAD design, agriculture and other themes.
The Fike family has established a $60,000 fund to provide scholarships to students participating in Illinois Valley Community College’s Center for Accessibility and Neurodiversity.
Some of Nick Fish’s memories as an active emergency responder still take his breath away. So, on top of preparing his Illinois Valley Community College students to save others, he wanted to offer them first aid for themselves.
The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees on Thursday purchased a robotic welding system for the welding program.
Spring Valley resident Caleb Savitch happily goes where many welders don’t. For him, welding and water are a good mix.