Princeton City Manager Theresa Wittenauer said Monday the days of city workers riding garbage trucks are over, as the city’s new trucks and totes are in action.

Improvements to the Darius Miller Rail Campus and Parking Lot in Princeton are set for this summer, some time shortly after the ShrimpFest & Brew Hullabaloo on June 1 in nearby Rotary Park.

The Spring Valley City Council approved a request by GROW Spring Valley to hold fireworks on Aug. 16.

La Salle County has not opposed OSF HealthCare’s plan to demolish the Ottawa hospital and build a new facility, but a resolution likely is to be fast tracked on Thursday.

The new $26.4 million Ottawa YMCA is set to open officially at 5 a.m. on Monday, May 13.

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Take a look inside the new YMCA in Ottawa. The building will open to the public beginning 5 a.m. Monday, May 13. The $26 million facility features a sizable pool, weight room, gymnasium, rehabilitation, fitness rooms, among other amenities.

The former Sears building at 1607 38th St. in Peru is up for auction, the city announced on its Facebook page Monday.

Wild Ginger Wine Bar and Bistro opens this week at 950 N. Main St., Princeton.

Mendota Police Department has only vacancy left and Police Chief Greg Kellen is confident of filling it.