The La Salle-Peru girls bowling team led from the first game to the last to claim its fourth consecutive regional title. Ottawa also advanced to sectional as a team, while St. Bede had three bowlers advance.

The Graves-Hume Public Library will host several events to celebrate the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Neither of the suspects in Tuesday's drug bust in the 300 block of Prairie Street was granted pre-trial release.

The Granville Knights of Columbus will hold a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 and March 6, at the Sacred Heart Church Hall, 311 Hennepin St., Granville.

Gateway Services will hold a fundraiser from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, and Thursday, March 12, at Rip’s Tavern, 311 N. Main Ave., Ladd.

The Putnam County Library District’s Hennepin branch will host an OSF OnCall King Care-A-Van from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 27.

Freedom House, a domestic violence nonprofit, has elected Lori Nelson, a longtime leader in behavioral health in McHenry County, to its Board of Directors.

Zane Trumann interviewed Mike Lock with Cowzah Cards. They spoke about the events planned for the La Salle County Card Show this Saturday, as well as a Trade Night scheduled for after the event at the Cowzah Cards shop in Peru

A Chicago man who choked his girlfriend and then launched an armed standoff in Mendota is going to prison for four years. A judge rejected Shaquille Jones’ request for probation with alcohol treatment.

Three response vehicles from the Earlville Fire Department arrived on the scene at 10:30 a.m. to put out the remains of a pull barn fire.