Marquette junior Kelsey Cuchra is in the midst of an amazing season and a mind-boggling streak at the plate. She added to those numbers in the Crusaders’ 13-2 Tri-County Conference victory over Henry-Senachwine in six innings on Thursday at June Gross Field in Ottawa.

At the 2026 State of the Cities conference, Peru Mayor Ken Kolowski sprang the surprise announcement of the group effort that is providing $12,000 to fund the needed repairs on the skate park.

A Streator man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl.

The Streator Lions Club recently held its bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 15, at Chix.

After a pause for the start of the spring season, it’s time for a look at the next all-Hieronymus sports team, taking a look at the top grapplers on the mats dating back to the 1986-87 season.

Burris, a native of the Illinois Valley, most recently served as assistant general manager of the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp and manager of digital and strategic content for the Prospect League.

Here’s a look at the area Bureau County softball leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede as of Wednesday, April 22

Jerron Fisher was shot in La Salle and, yes, he was carrying a gun – a no-no for a convicted felon. But did he return fire? And did he flee the state? A judge seemed to give him the benefit of a few douts.

The Streator Fire Department has added a third ambulance to its fleet in an effort to improve service response times during periods of high demand.

La Salle-Peru High School’s Agriculture Building won’t be ready until Aug. 1, Interim Superintendent Ingrid Cushing announced Wednesday.