Check out some of the best 2025 Halloween home displays across the Illinois Valley Region.

The ROWVA/Williamsville senior Sawyer Secrist ripped off five straight kills to rally the Cougars to a decisive third game victory over Bureau Valley, taking Wednesday’s Class 1A regional semifinal at the Storm Cellar 25-20, 23-25, 25-21

Princeton's John Mikrut recently won the Sky Wars, the premier national fireworks competition in Innsbruck, Mo., crowned as the 2025 national champion in the pro division.

Anna Cyrocki was the top area scorer at the Pontiac Sectional with a 96. She averaged a 49 on the season, twice shooting a low of 41 and was named to the All-BCR First Team for the third time. She is the 10th girl from St. Bede named as Golfer of the Year

Here are regional previews for Amboy-Ohio, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, St. Bede on Oct. 29

Here is a list of trick-or-treat hours for the Illinois Valley.

The Bureau Valley, St. Bede and Amboy-Ohio volleyball teams all advanced in the IHSA postseason with quarterfinal victories on Tuesday night.

Here are the top girls on the links for the 2025 season from Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede

The Princeton-Illinois chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual Day of Service to celebrate the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s 135th anniversary on Oct. 3.

Spring Valley United Church of Christ will begin selling its peanut brittle on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Newman upset No. 2 seed Sherrard while No. 3 Princeton defeated No. 6 Kewanee to set up an all-Three Rivers East showdown for Thursday's regional championship

The Bureau County Grand Jury considered the following cases on Oct. 17.

The Chief Senachwine Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is inviting community members to apply to become prospective DAR members.

The Ladd Police Department was recently awarded a federal fiscal year 2026 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant.

Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reed said in a Friday news release he will not seek a fourth term of office.

Here are regional previews for Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, St. Bede

DePue Junior High School recently announced its honor and high honor rolls for the first quarter of the 2025-26 school year.

Keegan Fogarty didn’t come to the University of Iowa to start a business. But a connection with the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center early in his college journey sparked a passion that shaped his Hawkeye experience and put him on a path to launch a company, General Robotics

Here are the minutes from the The Bureau Valley District #340 Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at the District Office in Manlius.

The Friends of Princeton Public Library are having a Fall Book Sale on Nov. 13-15. Over 6,000 quality used books, both hardcover and paperback will be for sale.

Here's a preview of the Class 1A Seneca Regional for the Amboy, BV, Hall, Mendota, Princeton, PC and St. Bede cross country teams.

A look at 2025 Bureau County statistical volleyball leaders

The Bean Box Espresso, with locations in La Salle and Spring Valley, has introduced a trailer to offer more opportunities to pick up a cup of joe.

The drop-in session runs from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Academic Support Center, room A201, on the IVCC campus.

On Saturday, Oct. 25, Putnam County Rotarians will join in the observance of the day by sharing purple “End Polio Now” balloons and information from 8-10 a.m. at Granville National Bank and First State Bank in McNabb, and from 9-11 a.m. at the Putnam County Library in Hennepin. 

LaMoille seniors Ella Ryan, Grace Kelly and Taylor Wamhoff played a big role in leading the Lions to a 25-20, 25-17 senior night win over DePue in Little Ten Conference play, their first of the season in 20 matches.

Heritage Tractor will host a Halloween Howl event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 25, at all its dealership locations.

The Chief Senachwine Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its next meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Henry Public Library.

Over the past three years, fatal overdoses have been down by about two-thirds in La Salle County, according to County Coroner Rich Ploch. And while they can’t take full responsibility, the Perfectly Flawed Foundation is certainly making a difference

The faculty and students of St. Bede Academy have selected seniors Emma Slingsby and Weston Heersink as the 2025-2026 winners of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) and SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) Good Citizenship awards.

Bureau Valley defeated Princeville in Lincoln Trail Conference volleyball while the Princeton boys soccer team saw its season end in regional semifinal play.

Wyaton Hills Golf Course held an open house in recognition of Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny, the 2025 IHSA Class 1A state champion, who got his start playing golf at 10 years old at the Princeton course.

The Malden Musketeers won their own 70th annual Malden Invitational with Neponset taking second, Ohio third and Princeton Christian Academy.

A program on the Shroud of Turin and Eucharistic miracles will be 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 in St. John the Baptist Oratory, Lostant.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship Saturday, Nov. 8 in St. John the Baptist Oratory, 301 S. Sheridan St., Lostant.

Freedom House was recently awarded $15,000 by the Community Foundation of Central Illinois to support the organization’s youth therapy and counseling sessions.

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

Princeton High School recently announced that 10 students received First-Generation Recognition, School Recognition, and Rural and Small-Town Recognition awards from the 2025 College Board National Recognition Program.

The Illinois Valley Regional Airport has been around for four decades now. On October 18, 1985, the grand opening of the Illinois Valley Regional Airport was dedicated by Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson. Check out photos from the airport's journey found in the La Salle NewsTribune archives by photo editor Scott Anderson.

Regional victories are reason to celebrate for Princeton soccer team. The Tigers had a regional drought before breaking through last year. On Saturday, the Tigers added another win in regional play with a 6-2 victory over Olympia

The Princeton High School drama department will present “Little Women” by Kate Hamill at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in the school’s Sally Skinner Auditorium, 103 S. Euclid Ave.

The Princeton Fire Department recently held its annual open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11.

The River Bend Food Bank will partner with Bureau County Food Pantry, Old Wheels Club, and First Lutheran Church to hold a mobile food pantry at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St., Princeton.

Princeton will get the home pitch advantage for the regional play-in game with Olympia, which travels 1 1/2 north. St. Bede makes the trip to Normal to face Calvary Christian Academy

The Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St., will host several programs and events in October.

The Rotary Club of Princeton recently volunteered to remove the Newell Bryant Museum’s wooden wheelchair ramp.

The Gamma Phi Chapter of the Illinois State Organization of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International recently welcomed five new members during its September and October meetings.

Here’s a look at the Three Rivers Conference volleyball standings on Oct. 15. Princeton finishes at 7-3 in second place. E-P stands atop at 9-0

The 70th Malden Invitational boys basketball tournament tips off Wednesday at Malden Grade School with games continuing on Thursday and Friday.

Princeton’s Ruby Acker ran a time of 21:49 for 3.1 miles to win the Henry Triangular at the Marshall/Putnam County Fairgrounds with Henry and Newark.