Local News | Bureau County Republican

The Princeton-Illinois and Illini chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated their mutual 130th anniversary Friday with a luncheon at Lock 16 Cafe in La Salle.
Experience Travel in Granville recently announced it was recognized as an All-Star Award recipient by the MAST Travel Network.

The Illinois State Police is using grant money to combat vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes.

A $6,200 donation from the Utica Fireside White Sox CLub is helping improve emergency care training in La Salle and Bureau counties.

The Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce recently marked the expansion of two businesses into the community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch until 1 a.m. Thursday for most of northern Illinois.

Bureau County will host a free electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 25, at the Bureau County Highway Department, 595 Elm Place, Princeton.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Hennepin branch will celebrate National Library Week with its annual spring book sale from Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25.

State public health data shows that measles vaccination rates among Illinois schoolchildren are above the threshold recommended to prevent outbreaks of the highly contagious viral infection


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