Peru

The Spring Valley Municipal Band will launch its 2025 summer season of free concerts on Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. in Spring Valley’s downtown mini-park. The Peru Municipal Band will begin its season of free concerts on Saturday, June 14 at the Maud Powell Plaza downtown Peru.

L-P junior Taylor Vescogni was named the Interstate 8 Conference Player of the Year and the Three Rivers East, Lincoln Trail and Little Ten also released all-conference teams.

A look at the first week of the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp's season and a look ahead at this week's games.

The Oglesby Elks Lodge #2360 recently held its annual awards banquet to honor local students for their work in school, writing and leadership.

Peru Public Library will host a free Medicare information session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 11.

Children and their families across La Salle County will receive extra groceries in part thanks to a recent grant awarded by the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation.

Peru Catholic School released its honor and high honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 school year.

Princeton's Ian Morris and Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing won discus state titles, five area throwers brought home six medals and St. Bede's Greyson Marincic was runner-up in the 110 hurdles at the IHSA boys track and field state meet.

The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund is set to award grants to eight organizations this spring, including a combined $6,000 to theater groups in La Salle, Streator and Princeton.

Fifteen Peru Catholic School eighth grade students participated in a graduation ceremony held May 16, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Church.

Get ready to blast off into a summer of adventure with Peru Public Library’s 2025 summer reading program.

Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelter temporarily move its Ottawa operations to the former YMCA building on Jackson Street while construction begins on a new shelter facility.

Stanford recruit Elena Krause and defending state champion Pontiac beat L-P 7-0 in the Class 3A Pontiac Regional championship Friday.

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp faced the Normal Corn Belters during their home opener on Friday, May 30, 2025 at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

Princeton freshman Landen Hoffman had the top 2A discus throw in Friday's state preliminaries, while Princeton's Ian Morris (discus) and Cade Odell (shot put) and L-P's Richie Santiago (discus) also qualified for finals.

The Peru Public Library will host a special open house event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public.

Former Illinois Valley Community College President Alfred Wisgoski, who led Illinois Valley Community College through more than two decades, died Thursday, May 15, at the age of 93.

Putnam County junior Alex Rodriguez qualified for the state finals in discus and shot put, along with more state track and field and boys tennis state tournament results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Kaedin Bond and Jacob Gross each hit home runs in the first inning as La Salle-Peru scored seven runs on the way to a 17-2, four-inning win over Plano in a Class 3A Morris Regional semifinal Thursday.

Recipients of the 40 Under Forty awards and the Cornerstone awards were honored during the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce Champions of Change Awards banquet in April at the Westclox Event Center in Peru. A magazine insert in today's paper highlights these talented individuals.

The NewsTribune area is sending a strong contingent of throwers to the IHSA state boys track and field meet this weekend in Charleston.

Teens, get ready to lock and load! The Peru Public Library announced a “Nerf Wars” teen game night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 6.

La Salle-Peru High School's Nancy Kochis class is the only of its kind offered at L-P, covering a wide range of topics including fingerprinting, fiber analysis, arson, trace evidence analysis and blood spatter patterns.

Here is the list of La Salle County couples who applied for marriage licenses from May 1 through May 16, 2025

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp bring back a solid group of returning players as the team looks to defend its Prospect League championship.

Horizon House of Illinois Valley Inc. marked the culmination of the Horizon House United Future Building Project with an Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Shay’s Hair Studio opens in Peru

Illinois Valley Community College graduates Odin Klotz of Peru and Garret Zinke of Mendota have each been awarded full-tuition scholarships to Northern Illinois University by donors William and Dian Taylor of Winnetka.

The St. Bede baseball team's season came to an end Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Midland in the Class 1A Stark County Regional final.

L-P senior Nick Olivero placed second in the L-P tennis sectional, the Mendota girls soccer team lost in a sectional semifinal and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Culver’s in Peru will support Trinity United Church of Christ in La Salle with a June 4 “Culver’s Cares Night.”

With chillier temperatures preventing Memorial Day weekend openings, La Salle County-area pools are still gearing up for opening day.

Mendota's Mariyah Elam advanced to the 2A state finals in two events and L-P's Elli Sines qualified in one along with baseball and softball regional action in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede softball team won its fourth consecutive regional championship with a 5-3 victory over IVC on Friday.

St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber advanced to the finals in the Class 1A state track meet and more track, baseball and softball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Boy Scouts from Peru's Troop 123 and Peru Cub Scouts from Pack 3709 were on hand Thursday, May 22, 2025, to place flags at gravesites of 1,000 veterans ahead of Memorial Day at Peru City Cemetery.

Peru's electric department earns Illinois Municipal Utilities Association's 2025 System Achievement Award for strategic initiatives.

La Salle County residents may participate in one of the local Memorial Day observances in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. A list is available here.

SOL Inspired LLC and Lunar Waves LLC celebrated their new location at 2116 Fourth St., Peru.

Northern Illinois is home to many unique distilleries that use farm fresh-to-bottle ingredients.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and returned the following indictments.

The Henry-Senachwine and Earlville softball teams advanced in regional play, area boys track and field athletes qualified for state out of the El Paso-Gridley Sectional and more in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota's Mariyah Elam looks to defend her 2A state high jump title, while L-P's Elli Sines and Princeton's Camryn Driscoll hope to return to the medal stand.

Authorities responded at 5:45 p.m. Monday for report of a naked man at French Canyon in Starved Rock, police said.

Manny Winfert was sworn in as a patrol officer for the Peru Police Department during Monday’s City Council meeting

St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber will all be in contention for state titles this weekend at the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Meet.

A Peru man could face up to a year in jail if convicted of making what police termed “terroristic threats” through Facebook.

The Hall and Bureau Valley softball teams and Mendota baseball team won their regional openers and more baseball, softball and tennis results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 19, in the lower level of the Peru Public Library, 1409 11th St.

La Salle-Peru senior Kaedin Bond was hot at the plate last week, going 9 for 13, and was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week.