To mark this milestone, volunteers led by Head Elf, Cathy Oliveri, hosted Lunch with Santa in the Granville United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall on Dec 6.

Shaw Local Radio's Dani Holland interviews Lisa Sons, Natural Resource Coordinator with IDNR, and Julie McDonald, Park Ranger for Starved Rock Lock and Dam, ahead of Eagle Watch Weekend.

Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau is offering scholarships for students pursuing higher education in agriculture or any field.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Hall to end a conference drought, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Seneca and Serena girls basketball teams rolled to league wins on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Somonauk/Leland girls basketball team - sparked by senior Kiley Mason - used a huge fourth quarter surge in a 49-34 Little Ten Conference victory over Hinckley-Big Rock in a battle of unbeaten league squads.

Real estate news: A 1,033-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1937, has changed hands.

While Brian and Teresa Faber visited a candy store in Galena, they browsed the chocolates and other sweets, but also noticed the atmosphere of the store.

According to the Sports Business Journal, numbers for girls basketball are down 19% since 2002, while track and field grew by 10%, volleyball by 15% and soccer by 27%. Despite the “Caitlin Clark Effect,” what was once the most popular girls’ sport now ranks fourth.

BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus takes a look of the Princeton Masters Bowling Tournament of Honor Roll through 2026. Jim Nack won the first tournament in 1957, also winning four years later in 1961