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The Virginia bluebells have reached their peak at Illinois Canyon at Starved Rock State Park. Find out what other wildflowers you can see in the park.

A new bar, The Detour, is set to open at 328 Third St. in La Salle on Wednesday, April 24, after a transfer of ownership.

OSF Healthcare has entered a clinical co-management agreement with OrthoMidwest, one of the largest orthopedic practices in Illinois.

The Illinois Valley Parkinson’s Support Group will hold its monthly meeting from 1-3 p.m. Monday, May 6 at the Utica Fire Station, located at the intersection of US Route 6 and Route 178.

Streator police are seeking information on an attempted child abduction reported at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday at Illinois and Livingston streets.

The Illinois Valley Youth Choir will be hosting a public concert 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28.

Here are five things to do this weekend in the Illinois Valley.

Policies and procedures have been implemented by the Illinois Veterans’ Home in La Salle “out of an abundance of caution,” following possible cases of an infectious disease, an Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs spokesperson said.

Reading, Long Point, Cornell and Streator firefighters teamed up Wednesday afternoon to knock down a house fire in the 1600 block of South Bloomington Street.