OSF HealthCare is pleased to add a new behavioral health provider to its staff to better serve Ottawa and the surrounding areas. The addition of Kelsi Mendez, APRN, will ensure increased access for patients in need of behavioral health services at OSF Saint Elizabeth - Behavioral & Mental Health, located at 1207 St...

Lawsuits filed by families who lost loved ones during the COVID-19 outbreak at the state-run LaSalle Veterans Home in 2020 can proceed in state court this summer. The LaSalle Veterans' Home had more than 200 positive cases among staff and residents in November 2020, which led to 36 resident deaths. More than 30 familie...

Emily Hardee's "Run Today for Tomorrow 5K" represents one of more than 100 funds held by the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation. This year's run/walk on June 22 in Ottawa benefits the Molly Lenora Yacko Memorial Scholarship at SRCCF. The Foundation is hosting its first online Giving Day May 2. The Star...

A new report can tell you if you're still earning enough to be considered middle class. Finance site SmartAsset analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pew Research Center to determine the middle-class salary range in all 50 states. The national middle-class salary range is 49-thousand-271 dollars to 147-thou...

Maera Jimenez of Marquette Academy and Emma Cushing of Ottawa Township High School attended the weekly meeting to share their school accomplishments and give a glimpse of what their future goals are. Jimenez plans to attend the University of Illinois and major in psychology with the eventual goal of becoming a family p...

A 22-year-old man from suburban Roselle has a charge from Ottawa Police for attempted theft by deception over $5,000 after a scam involving a senior citizen was uncovered. Ottawa Police were notified by the victim of the potential scam that they were contacted by someone claiming to be from law enforcement. The scammer...

It seems New York State leads the charge in keeping their landline phones. A new survey by the Chamber of Commerce shows New York State leads the country in the percentage of landline phones with The National Center of Health Statistics reporting that over 52 percent of New Yorkers say they still own a fixed-line phone...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says any dairy cows transported across state lines must be tested for bird flu. In March, an outbreak of the bird flu was found in herds of dairy cows for the first time and just this week fragments of the virus were found in pasteurized milk samples. Now, the USDA says cows must unde...

***For Immediate Release*** At approximately 1710 Hrs., officers from the Streator Police Department responded to the area of Illinois and Livingston St regarding a report of an attempted child abduction. Officers met with an adult complainant and a 10-year-old juvenile and were provided the following information: The ...

More than 35 student entrepreneurs will be setting up shop in Utica on May 4th for IVAC's 2nd annual Lemonade Day Youth Market! The community is encouraged to come to support these young business owners as they sell the goods and services they have spent the last few months perfecting as part of the Lemonade Day Illino...