Officials running the Bureau County Fair announced that country band Sawyer Brown and Lonestar will headline the annual fair this summer.

March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where La Salle, Bureau and Putnam county voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

Illinois Valley PADS will hold a screening of the film “No Address” at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Apollo Theatre, 455 S. Main St., Princeton.

The school said that students between the fifth and eighth grades who receive all A’s on their report card are listed on the high honor roll, and students who receive A’s and B’s are listed on the honor roll.

During the La Salle-Peru Township High School High Scholarship Legion Honors program on the evening of Feb 26, students were recognized for earning high scholarship status for multiple semesters.

The Council agreed to pause current efforts while reevaluating the future of the city’s involvement with the canal project.

During the La Salle-Peru Township High School High Scholarship Legion Honors program on the evening of Feb 26, students were recognized for earning high scholarship status for multiple semesters.

Dementia Friendly America formally recognized Ottawa as dementia-friendly on Feb 3, approving its application after a year of work spearheaded by Pleasant View Senior Living Senior Resident Life Director and Memory Support Director Joelle Patterson, and Pavilion Healthcare of Ott

Officials in several northern Illinois counties say regulating steer-tailing events at backyard rodeos is up to state legislators, but charges filed in McHenry County could prove otherwise