Immaculate Conception Church in Streator demolition enters final phase

Meet the 2026 All-BCR Softball Team

Here are the leading ladies on the BCR diamonds representing Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

Bill Booker retires as St. Bede baseball coach

After more than three decades and nearly 600 wins as a head baseball coach, Bill Booker has retired, St. Bede announced in a press release Friday.

Riverdale back on top for 2025-26 BCR Three Rivers All-Sports Title

Riverdale High School used first-place finishes in boys track and softball this spring to clinch its second BCR’s Three Rivers All-Sports Championship in three years. Sherrard (77) was second and Princeton (72) was third.

Streator Fire looking into hazmat equipment, training center repairs

The Streator Fire Department is looking to use grant money buy new equipment while some repairs to its training center following damage caused by a burst pipe last winter.

Shepherd’s Makenna Moore repeats as IESA pole vault champion

The Illinois Elementary School Association completed its 2025-26 school year with the Class 3A/4A IESA State Meet at Eastside Centre in East Peoria, with multiple area large-school student-athletes capturing all-state honors.