Eakas Corp. in Peru purchased 80 acres from the Illinois Valley YMCA for $2 million, and a company official confirmed an expansion that will mean new jobs.
A judge ordered a convicted felon jailed pretrial Friday, a day after drug agents seized nearly 2 pounds of cocaine plus firearms from a Peru residence.
A driver and passenger were involved in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night at East 24th Road, just north of North 31st Road, north of Marseilles.