Homestead Festival announces 2026 theme, ‘Let Freedom Ring in Bureau County’

La Salle approves $23,617 speed-tracking trailer

The La Salle City Council approved the purchase of a new Stalker MC360 Message Trailer at a cost of $23,617. The trailer will be used for data collecting and message displays.

Streator police warn of phone scam using department name

The Streator Police Department is alerting residents to a phone scam in which individuals are falsely using the department’s name and address to deceive members of the public.

Heavy medal! Lily Bosnich is St. Bede’s most decorated athlete: 2026 BCR Girls Track & Field Athlete

Lily Bosnich has won so many medals over her track career at St. Bede she needs a couple of hangers to transport them all when asked for a photo shoot. It’s a collection of approximately 40 medals, and she would have never dreamed she’d win so many coming in as a freshman.

Tessa Krull TCC Player of the Year, plus all of our area’s 2026 softball all-conference honorees

Softball standouts from across The Times area received all-conference accolades following the conclusion of the 2026 season.

World traveler coming to Graves-Hume Public Library

John Lynn has traveled from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and will discuss his biking, hiking and canoeing adventures along this country’s national historic trails.