Photo Galleries | Bureau County Republican
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Photo editor Scott Anderson selected some of the best sports photos from 2025 in the Illinois Valley.
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Princeton the girls basketball team won the Ottawa Holiday Tournament with a 57-44 win over Metamora on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.
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Check out these decorative Christmas homes and parks throughout the Illinois Valley.
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Reed-Custer defeated DePue 73-40 on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 during the Shipyard Showdown at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.
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Hall defeated Seneca 41-30 on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 during the Shipyard Showdown tournament at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.
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Mendota defeated Hall 67-48 to win it's first Colmone Classic since 2012.
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Girls bowling teams from Ottawa, Streator Dixon, L-P, Mendota Hall and St. Bede girls all competed in the L-P Cavalier Classic on Saturday Dec. 20, 2025 at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru.
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The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 22-16 in an important NFC North battle Saturday night at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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Firefighters from Malden, Bureau, Walnut, Princeton, Spring Valley, Ladd and Wyanet responded to a structure fire in the 300 block of South Chestnut Street on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 in Princeton. Flames could be seen when the fire departments arrived coming from the second story. The fire happened shortly after 5:15p.m.
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