Photo Galleries - Putnam County
Images from the IHSA Girls State Gymnastics Meet on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Palatine High School.
Crews are close to completing a new solar farm located in the 9900 block of Illinois Route 71 on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 in Granville. The Corn Belt Granville substation will provide energy to 650 members. The 1.5 megawatt farm sits on 9 acres with a total of 2,678 panels. The substation has only a single transmission feed with no redundancy. The solar farm and battery energy storage system will provide backup power to the substation during transmission outages. The solar farm will use a single-axis tracking system, allowing the solar panels to track the sun from east to west. This provides 5% to 6% more energy than a fixed array while utilizing a smaller footprint.
Rock Falls defeated Putnam County 62-43 during the Colmone Classic tournament on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 at Hall High School in Spring Valley.
Princeton defeated Putnam County during the Tiger Girls basketball Holiday Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 at Princeton High School.
La Salle's Celebration of Lights runs from early November through New Year's Day at Rotary Park. The free drive-through display is open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Donations are welcome. With over 400 unique and original displays, the Celebration of Lights at Rotary Park is one of the biggest and brightest Christmas light celebrations in North Central Illinois.
The fall colors are in full peak at Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks. Check out some spectacular fall photos from photo editor Scott Anderson.
Orion defeated Putnam County 28-26, 25-11, 25-10 in the Class 1A Regional final on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 at Putnam County High School.
Putnam County upset Henry-Senachwine 25-21, 16-25, 25-23 during the Class 1A Regional semifinals on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 at Putnam County High School. Putnam County will play for the Regional title on Thursday at 6p.m.
Take a look at some of the week’s best photos, captured by Illinois Valley photographers from Sunday, Oct. 5, to Saturday, Oct. 11.
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