Catch up on the news Illinois Valley readers couldn’t stop talking about. Each week, we round up the five most-read Shaw Local stories from

Outdoor dining in Utica has been a big hit, but Utica village officials say there are costs to the village and business owners must

The Putnam County Public Library District invites the public to a free screening of “Triangle Fire” on Wednesday, March 11, at 5 p.m. at

Illinois Valley Community College will be closed to the public on Friday, March 6, to allow employees to participate in professional development sessions. There

A single-family home in Peru that sold for $700,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in La Salle County

Entering Saturday of the IHSA Girls State Wrestling Tournament, only four girls from the Illinois Valley still had a chance to finish on the

Fire on Fifth Pizza will host a free Writers at Westclox author fair from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Attendees will be

Ladd Cemetery will begin its annual spring cleanup on Monday, March 23. The cemetery will remove and discard all grave decorations. Anyone wishing to

As Shaw Media continues to celebrate its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from February 28. These archives serve as a

A single-family home in Ottawa that sold for $74,500 tops the list of the best real estate deals in La Salle County in the

At Bloomington: La Salle-Peru senior Kiely Domyanchich’s season came to an end Saturday just one win short of a medal in the IHSA state

Please celebrate with me – the coffee spill on the kitchen floor is gone. It was bugging me after I saw it this morning.