Illinois Valley fire departments receive more than $160K in grants from state fire marshal

‘It’s history that needs to carry on’: Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducts 2027 class

The seventh Shaw Media Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame class was inducted Thursday with 14 individuals and three teams honored.

Seneca survives semifinal scare from IC Catholic, will play for IHSA 2A state championship Saturday

Some unlikely heroes – and some likely ones too – came through when the Seneca softball team needed it most Thursday in the Fighting Irish’s wild 8-6 Class 2A state semifinal victory over IC Catholic at Peoria’s Louisville Slugger Sports Complex.

Dimmick Township road closure set for June 8

The La Salle County Highway Department announced N. 35th Road in Dimmick Township will close for bridge repair on Monday, June 8.

No relief for La Salle County drug hauler, court rules

An appeals court acknowledged that his English was bad – and that the cops’ Spanish wasn’t that great, either – but the language barrier wasn’t enough for Roberto Carias-Moran to reverse his drug conviction and 30-year sentence.

Princeton’s Danny Cihocki goes national pitching for NIU

Former Princeton Tiger Danny Cihocki got the call out of the bullpen for the Huskies in their last two games in their NCAA Tournament run in Tallahassee, Fla. on National TV, facing Coastal Carolina and host and No. 10 Florida State.