Illinois hunters set a new spring turkey hunting record in 2026, with nearly 21,000 birds harvested and a growing number of hunters taking to the field.

The Homestead Festival Steering Committee has named Rick Clary as the 2026 grand marshal for the 55th annual Bureau County Homestead Festival.

Communities across northern Illinois are weighing billion-dollar data center projects that promise major tax revenue while raising concerns over water use, energy demand and rapid growth

Emergency crews responded Friday, May 29, 2026, for two patients who were drowning in the Cascade Falls area of Matthiessen State Park. Two helicopters landed at the Deer Park Model Airplane Field to airlift the patients to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Fire and EMS crews from Utica, Tonica and Oglesby, along with Conservation Police personnel, responded to the incident shortly after 12:45 p.m.

Day Jones interviews Sarah Kinkin of Grow Spring Valley. They are hosting a "Bridgerton Soiree" this Saturday at 5 p.m. at Vintage Vines in Spring Valley

A proposed Illinois law would require police to delete license plate reader data after three days unless it’s tied to an active investigation.

Wild Bill Days is set for Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, at locations in Utica, Mendota and Troy Grove.

Stage 212 will hold auditions for its 2026 off-season production of the musical comedy “Firebringer” at 6 p.m. Friday, May 29, and at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30.

Putnam County Junior High School announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.