Utica

Workers are placing new sewer lines and digging out the north turn as work progresses Thursday at the roundabout site at U.S. 6. and Route 178 in Utica.

Utica is getting a new tavern — along with four to six new video gaming terminals.

Ronald Jeffrey Senica was appointed to the board of directors at Hometown National Bank.

A 21-year-old Utica man was injured Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on Route 71 near North 2401st Road in South Ottawa Township.

Residential displacements and environmental concerns led Ameren to eliminate a potential route for a new transmission line, which will run from La Salle to North Utica.

Artist Jeremy Johnson is moving from Utica’s Mill Street to Ottawa’s Main Street.

Canal Port in Utica has a number of favorites marked on its menu, including the crab cake appetizer, which turned out to be a hit.

Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock near Utica expanded its offerings with a full-service bar in the resort lobby.

A western wear store is moving from Peru to Mill Street in Utica.

Want to know if Ameren’s proposed transmission line will come near your neighborhood, school or church? There’s still time to check the maps and give Ameren your 2 cents.

A tree fell on a 20-year-old Buffalo Grove woman who had been sitting at a picnic table Saturday afternoon at Starved Rock Campground near Utica and injured her.

Republicans anticipate a “red tide” at the polls this November; but for local races the campaign funds collected this spring had more of a blue tint.

A decade from now, it may be possible to ride a passenger train from La Salle-Peru, Utica, Ottawa or Morris and go to Chicago or Peoria.

A Yorkville man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Utica, after police learned he was a suspect in a recent kidnapping that had occurred in St. Charles.

Both August Hill Winery and Illinois Sparkling Co. in La Salle County were winners in three wine competitions this summer, winning two trophies, seven Best of Class awards, nine double gold medals eight gold medals and 16 silver medals.