MENDOTA – Jason Martin has come full circle in his law enforcement career.

MENDOTA – Once promised grant awards begin coming into the City of Mendota’s bank account, the “The World’s Greatest Little City” is going to get a creative makeover.

SUBLETTE – Hosted by Sublette 365, Hops + Harmony is back for its fifth year with an exciting lineup featuring over 15 craft breweries from Northern Illinois and Chicago. With each passing …

OTTAWA – The OSF HealthCare Foundation is accepting applications for loan assistance from residents of LaSalle County who are pursuing a career in a patient health-related field. Residents from surrounding communities served by OSF facilities in the I-80 area may also apply.

MENDOTA – If you imagine a library to be a place where every time a word is muttered you’re shushed, you’re not picturing Graves Hume Public Library.

MENDOTA – For the second consecutive year, the giant Cinco de Mayo community celebration is taking place at Northbrook School in Mendota.

MENDOTA – The Women’s National Invitation Tournament was bittersweet for Amellia Bromenschenkel.

SPRING VALLEY - Mendota’s boys’ and girls’ track teams went up against some tough competition in the Rollie Morris Invitational on April 19 at Spring Valley.

CHILLCOTHE – Mendota took its girls’ and boys’ freshman-sophomore track teams to Chillicothe for the IVC F-S Invitational on April 14.

MENDOTA – Matthew J. Gambrel, 54, of Mendota, passed away unexpectedly on April 18, 2025, at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, his loving wife by his side.

La MOILLE – Burial of John M. Littlewood's ashes will take place at Greenfield Cemetery in La Moille at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, followed by a fellowship luncheon and sharing of remembrances at the Community United Methodist Church in La Moille.

EARLVILLE – Michael S. Kelly, 67, of Earlville, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, with his loving family by his side.