La Salle-Peru's boys basketball team won its third regional title in a row with a 57-53 victory over Ottawa on Friday.

Ottawa senior Juliana Thrush won her opening two matches on Friday to advance to the semifinals at the IHSA state girls wrestling tournament in Bloomington. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Woodland's boys basketball team scored the night’s initial six points, built its advantage to double digits by the close of that quarter and withstood a couple second-half runs to top Newark 57-38 and claim the Class 1A Woodland Regional championship.

A Mendota man is facing felony charges after Mendota police say he took $650 from Midland States Bank on Friday afternoon, according to a news release

A house fire in Princeton on Wednesday evening caused damage to a home on the 200 block of Jennifer Ave., according to the Princeton Fire Department.

The Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony this week to celebrate the opening of the Party City section inside Staples in Peru.

St. Bede Academy announced Thursday the top 10 students of the Class of 2026.

Emily Smith got her start managing at Logan Junior High when the Lions coach asked her about managing for her classmates in the seventh grade. She first worked for the PHS girls, then split her duties with the boys team her senior year and hasn’t stopped since nor plans to

Thompson, a AP Class 2A All-Stater from Princeton, scored 30 points with 13 rebounds to lead the Spartans to a come-from-behind 93-85 win over Nebraska Wesleyan in the American Rivers Conference Tournament semifinals in Lincoln, Neb. on Thursday night.

Starved Rock State Park announced Thursday free events to be offered in March.