Peru News

Eakas Corporation, of Peru, recently donated $5,000 to the Illinois Valley Community College Peter Miller Community Technology Center capital campaign.

Melissa Olivero of Peru was elected chair at a special reorganizational meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College Board May 7. Olivero was first elected to the board in April 2009 and appointed vice chair in May 2011.

Illinois Valley Community College's World Language Organization recently had its eighth annual meeting and new officer installation.

PRINCETON – Everett J. Solon, market president of Centrue Bank, recently announced the addition of Michael E. Smith as the bank's new vice president/regional business development officer.

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THE ISSUE: Illinois Senate OKs 70 mph highway speed limit OUR VIEW: Could be a good plan, but let's examine the situation closely Amid all the talks about pension reform, gambling expansion and concealed carry, some voters may have missed the moment near the end of April when the Illinois Senate approved a bill increasing the interstate speed limit ... (more)

Dolores E. "Tooty" Vanko, 86, of Streator, passed away Tuesday, May 7, at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria.

THE ISSUE: Chicago violinist performs Saturday in Ottawa OUR VIEWPOINT: Come for the music, enjoy the 'reunion' with a friend Chicago violinist Rachel Barton Pine has a love for La Salle County.

Melissa Olivero, of Peru, was elected chairwoman Tuesday night at a special reorganizational meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees.

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, will speak at Illinois Valley Community College's 47th annual commencement, which starts at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the gymnasium on the Oglesby campus.

Dorothy L. Morrison, 92, of Peru, formerly of Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 5, at 11:18 p.m. at her daughter's home in Peru.

Lindsey Chavez, of Ottawa, said she can drink more than four Monster energy drinks and a pot of coffee on any given day.

The body of a Peru woman missing since April 19 in flood waters south of La Salle was found Thursday morning by Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation police officers.

BEAN Lenora Barbara Bean, 96, of Cedar Point, died Tuesday, April 30, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

There were plenty of juicy subplots to Ottawa's Tuesday meeting with La Salle-Peru. There was the amazing job done by OTHS groundskeepers John Levy and Og Hampson to get King Field - which just two weeks ago was under more than two feet of water - into playing condition.

Illinois Retina Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, in its offices at 3602 Marquette Road, Peru.

The road where a Peru woman went missing during a flood April 19 is undergoing emergency repairs to correct damaged pavement.

The 2013 Convoy Against Cancer big truck show will head to a new destination this year when it moves from Utica to Main Street in Ladd.

Mr. Eugene “Jim” V. Kisellus, 73, of Utica, Ill., passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, at OSF St.

GARCIA Norma J. Garcia, 81, of Oglesby, died Friday, April 26.Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Monday, April 29, at First Baptist Church, Oglesby.