Livingston County

The IDOA encourages farmers and agrichemical facilities to take part in a free agrichemical container recycling program. Beginning in the middle of July and continuing into August, sites throughout the state will collect containers that are recycled to make shipping pallets.

Four Woodland Hall of Fame inductees spoke Friday during an assembly for students, teachers and some community members at the school's gymnasium.

Community and family members gathered Saturday to remember 7-year-old Dalton Mesarchik, of Streator, and to seek answers and justice following his 2003 homicide.

Here are four takeaways from Tuesday’s primary election in La Salle and Bureau counties.

Incumbent state Rep. Dennis Tipsword, R-Metamora, is sitting in good position to gain the Republican nomination for the November general election, in a district that includes La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall and Livingston counties.

Grundy County Board Chairman Chris Balkema held nearly a 2 to 1 lead Tuesday night in the Illinois 53rd Senate District race for the Republican nomination.

The National Weather Service is asking residents to use caution Monday with any outdoor burning or open flames and with the disposal of smoking materials as the agency issued an elevated fire danger alert.

A tornado warning was issued for western Bureau County, including Kewanee, Galva and Neponset to 9:15 p.m. Monday.

Join the Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation DistricT for a Toolshed Talk to learn about how conservation practices can be beneficial for the farm. Hear how other local farmers are making conservation work for them.

The Woodland FFA celebrated National FFA Week last week, including hosting an ag expo for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students at the school.

State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget puts too much priority on migrants over the needs of Illinois families.

State Sen. Tom Bennett, R-Gibson City, traveled across his district, which includes La Salle, Bureau, Grundy, Livingston and Putnam counties, to ensure the senior citizens within it felt loved and remembered for Valentine’s Day.

The North Central Illinois Council of Governments is seeking input from Internet Service Providers in Bureau, Grundy, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam and Stark counties.

The Streator City Council agreed to give a company up to two years to create a solar farm on the former Smith Douglas fertilizer manufacturing site.

There still is time to help shape North Central Illinois’ broadband future.