Enjoy a free concert in Ottawa or Peru, hike Starved Rock or kayak along the Illinois River!

Sessions run from early November through mid-May and are held from 8:05 to 10:35 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Children may attend on a flexible schedule. The cost is $2 per day.

Vocal soloist and Princeton native Alison Kautz Ayala will be featured in Sunday’s Princeton Community Band concert. She will be singing “You Raise Me Up.” The concert will start at 6 p.m.Sunday at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.

Authorities have not yet identified the male found dead Friday at a location on West Peru Street in Princeton

A body found Friday in Princeton has yet to be identified, but authorities say there is no foul play.

This week, communities across northern Illinois will take part in “Good Trouble Lives On,” a national day of peaceful protest marking the fifth anniversary of civil‑rights icon Rep. John Lewis’s death

Participants will create their own “snackle boxes,” portable containers filled with colorful, nutritious snacks, while learning food safety tips and organization techniques.

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The Illinois Valley District 20 team lost to Iowa in its first game of the Central Region Senior Baseball Tournament on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Washington Park in Peru.

Gateway Services is holding an open house at the soon-to-open site of their 24-hour residential program in Granville.