The La Salle Public Library will host historian and author Mark Walczynski for an in-person presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, about his newest book, “Jolliet and Marquette: A New History of the 1673 Expedition.”
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The newest state historical marker, featured on the site of Kingsley Junior High, honors the first African American man to own a home in Normal, Simon Malone.