🌱 What will a new FOIA request reveal about Spring Valley’s 2025 contracts?

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• What will a new FOIA request reveal about Spring Valley’s 2025 contracts?

Also on today's calendar: Bake Sale - St George Spring Valley and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and cold, with a high of 28 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Very cold with flurries, temps: high: 26, low: 4.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 8 and low of -9 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FOIA request sent to City of Spring Valley regarding new or amended contracts on December 9, 2025 (illinoisvalleytimes.com) — Spring Valley’s city government has received a FOIA request seeking copies of all new or amended public works, technology, and professional service contracts signed between January 1 and March 31, 2025. Filed by Illinois Valley Times and a transparency-focused nonprofit, the request aims to shed more light on how the city spends public funds and manages key projects.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spring Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Bake Sale - St George Spring Valley
  St George Orthodox Church, 211 E Minnesota St, Spring Valley
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Star Union Spirits – Peru, IL
  Star Union Spirits , 300 5th St Suite 135 , Peru
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Paintball - Field
  Hall Township Echo Bluff Park , 12641 County Rd 3065 E , Spring Valley
  10:00 am

Friday December 19

• Kewanee Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hall
  Hall High School , 800 W Erie St , Spring Valley
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Paintball - Field
  Hall Township Echo Bluff Park , 12641 County Rd 3065 E , Spring Valley
  10:00 am

Sunday December 21

• 10th Annual TubaChristmas
  Hall High School , 800 W Erie St , Spring Valley
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Paintball - Field
  Hall Township Echo Bluff Park , 12641 County Rd 3065 E , Spring Valley
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Your Next Decade Starts In This Cycle: What's Your Game Plan?
  Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center , One Lodge Ln , Oglesby
  10:00 am

Friday December 12

• Bingo w/ Habitat
  Habitat ReStore-Peru , 1011 Shooting Park Rd Suite 108 , Peru
  2:00 pm
• Somonauk Boys Varsity Basketball @ DePue
  Depue Unit Schools , 204 Pleasant St , DePue
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Tannenbaum Brunch — Hegeler Carus Mansion
  Hegeler Carus Foundation , 1307 7th St , La Salle
  2:00 pm
• IVSO Presents: The Nutcracker ft. Guest Conductor Tim Semanik | Saturday Performance
  LaSalle-Peru Township High School , 541 Chartres St , La Salle
  4:00 pm
• Celebration of Lights
  Rotary Park , 2837 E 5th Rd , La Salle
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Buckle posted a job opening for Freight Coordinator in Peru. Apply here.
• Hammel Companies Inc. posted a job opening for Dockworker - FT - $22.12/hr in Peru. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spring Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Peru

• Give Yourself the Gift of Better Hearing with Wallace Center for Hearing (shawlocal.com)
• 2025 NewsTribune Defensive Football Player of the Year: L-P's Nick Hachenberger (shawlocal.com)
• Hawthorne Inn celebrates renovation with ribbon cutting (shawlocal.com)

Oglesby

• Illinois Agronomy Summit Brings Latest Innovations and Practical Solutions to Producers on February 5, 2025 (regionalmedianews.com)

Princeton

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