It is the morning after a destructive tornado tore a path through the south and east sides of Streator, leaving some with no homes, and all in a state of shock.

The Oglesby Summer Fun Fest will return this week with a carnival, kids parade and a variety of food trucks.

The Rotary Club of Princeton recently awarded the last of its 2026 scholarships for Princeton School District-zoned graduates.

Illinois Valley Community College recently awarded the 2026 Frederick W. Matthiessen Award to Danica Scoma of Utica at its 60th annual commencement ceremony Saturday, May 16.

A look at the top girls soccer players in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

Hall’s 1990 state softball team, Wendy Becker (class of 1990) and John “Boog” Matthews (class of 1979) will take their place in the Hall of Fame between games of Friday’s boys basketball games with Erie-Prophetstown.

The Princeton City Council backed an expansion of the Bureau/Putnam County Area Enterprise Zone to include hundreds of acres of Marquis owned land near Hennepin, although no specific development project has been proposed yet.

Authorities have apprehended the fourth and final suspect in a drug and theft ring based out of Streator.

Recent Sandwich graduate, distance ace and Class 2A state champion Sunny Weber is the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Here are The Times area’s state qualifiers and their postseason accomplishments, the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.