For the past four years, students in Wendy Frederickson’s Foods classes at Princeton High School get a hands-on experience picking grapes from the vineyard of retired baseball coach Wick Warren and his wife, Laura. They process the grapes into jelly.

A ‘Night of Hope and Unity’ is being organized in honor of Charlie Kirk’s birthday on Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Veteran’s Park across from the Princeton City Hall.

Gateway Services in Princeton will participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month to promote the importance of employing everyone.

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Crews from Doyle Signs erected Aldi signs on the sides of the new store located at the intersection of Backbone and North Main Street on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Princeton. The store is expected to open on Nov. 13. The store will be 12,000 square-feet of retail space. A Jersey Mikes Subs has also been confirmed on the site. Construction on Jersey Mike's should start next week. Jersey Mikes is slated to open in the spring of 2026 in Princeton.

Burgoo Festival is Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. 12 in Utica.

Tickets for each show are $15 and can be purchased online at festival56.com or by calling the box office at 815-879-5656. A four-ticket Sound Stage Pass is also available for a $10 savings.

The Prairie Arts Council is hosting an October exhibit featuring artist Matthew Adams at the Prairie Arts Center Gallery, 24 Park Ave. E., Princeton.

The Bureau County Retired Teachers Association President Bonnie Driver, invites area retired educators to the next meeting at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St.

A state panel on Monday called for Illinois gas utility provider Nicor to reduce its requested rate hike by nearly $110 million, a number the Citizen’s Utility Board says could be reduced even further.