Marseilles

Marseilles’ Interstate 80 sewer extension project is moving forward, with the sewers now in the ground and booster stations waiting to get up and running.

Milton Pope named its September 2022 students of the month.

Marseilles residents can bring items in need of disposing to the Marseilles City Garage at 880 Commercial St., where the city is providing dumpsters from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

A music festival, a theater performance, an orchestral performance, and a pair of outdoor fall events make up this weekend's slate of area activities.

A rural Marseilles home sustained heavy damage in a Saturday night fire, but the homeowner was not present and no first-responders were injured.

An unassuming garage next door to Marseilles City Hall will soon be a place for families to step back into the 1980s and 1990s when arcades were regular sights.

A Broadway Park facelift could be in the works if city of Marseilles’ application for an Open Space Land and Acquisition Development grant is selected.

Ryan’s Eatery in Marseilles is very much a family affair, from the staff, to the recipes to the name itself.

Marseilles Mayor Jim Hollenbeck announced Monday he will be seeking reelection to the city’s mayoral position in the April 2023 election.

The Fresh From the Midwest Music Festival will return 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2, to Illini State Park in Marseilles for its second attempt after last year’s festival was rained out.

This school year more than 325 students will participate in free safety swim lessons at the Ottawa YMCA as part of their school curriculum.

The city of Marseilles is hosting a public meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Marseilles City Hall, 209 Lincoln St., to inform the public about its submission of an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant application for the renovation of Broadway Park.

A Marseilles man was arrested Sunday morning after police said he was shot outside a house in the 500 block of East Seminole Street in Dwight.

The City of Marseilles took the first step in applying for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant by holding a public hearing at its City Council meeting Wednesday evening.

The Renaissance era returns to Marseilles from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at 655 Commercial St. with the Tourism and Park Committee’s Marseilles Renaissance Faire.