Joseph Perez shot a 74 to help Hall place fifth at the La Salle-Peru Invite and more golf, volleyball, soccer, cross country and tennis results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Firefighters were called to a structure fire in the 300 block of West Erie Street on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Spring Valley. The fire happened shortly after 4:45 p.m. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) call was set out when firefighters arrived. Fire departments from Princeton, DePue, Spring Valley, Peru, Ladd, Cherry, Standard and La Salle were on the scene. Peru and Spring Valley EMS were also dispatched. Spring Valley Police assisted on the call as well.

Grow Spring Valley announced a pop-up cooking class, “Cooking with Chef Sara of Chef Fitzyour Palate,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Julie Rutgens Taliani Community Garden.

The Henry-Senachwine boys golf team won the Stark County Rebel Invite and more golf, soccer, volleyball and cross country results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at La Salle-Peru, DePue-Hall, Princeton and Earlville boys soccer teams entering the 2025 season.

The Mendota boys soccer team won 9-0 in its opener, the Henry-Senachwine and Earlville volleyball teams won their season openers and more boys soccer, volleyball and golf results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley's Wyatt Novotny won the Rock Falls Boys Golf Invitational, the St. Bede girls tennis team beat Bishop McNamara, and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

With eight players returning with significant varsity experience, Hall volleyball coach Caroline Foster said the Red Devils have "so much potential to do great things this year.”

St. Bede and Fieldcrest competed in the St. Bede Early Bird Tee Off Classic and more golf results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Browse through some of the most hazardous intersections across the Illinois Valley region.

A look at all the boys golf teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

Spring Valley will host a free electronic recycling event from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, in the parking lot of JFK School, located at 999 N. Strong Ave

In their final high school season, twins Braden and Jack Curran hope to help Hall turn things around and lay a foundation for the future.

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse.

With football teams around the state opening official practices for the 2025 season Monday, here are five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area this fall.

The following property transfers were recorded between July 1 and July 15, 2025, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse.

Community leaders and residents gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Spring Valley Community Center on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.

These marriage licenses were recently recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse.

The Cities of Princeton and Spring Valley held National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. National Night Out is an annual community policing campaign held on the first Tuesday of August to create police-community partnerships and build safer neighborhoods

A west side auto shop in Spring Valley will receive city assistance for building improvements, following a unanimous vote on Tuesday by Spring Valley City Council.

About 40 people attended the program on Gerald Savage, a tribal elder with the Ho-Chunk Nation, on Monday, Aug. 4, at the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library in Spring Valley. Chief Savage spoke the history of the Ho-Chunk Tribe, Native American instruments, stories and more. Chief Savage warned kids in the audience not to dress up as Indians for Halloween. That is considered regalia not costumes. Chief Savage is an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar who speaks across the State and Wisconsin.

National Night Out will take place on Tuesday, allowing Illinois Valley residents and officers to meet in a casual and fun setting.

In his first year as head coach at his alma mater, Nick Sterling is bringing the Hall football team back to the basics.

Forty-six of the area's top golfers will compete for the title in the Illinois Valley Men's Golf Championship on Saturday and Sunday. More than 160 golfers total are playing.

A look at the top games to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area for the 2025 football season.

The Spring Valley City Council will look at several purchases and sponsorship requests at its Monday meeting.

Hall graduate Ty Rybarczyk has made 12 appearances out of the bullpen this season for the Joliet Slammers, going 1-1 with a 4.23 ERA and 20 strikeouts to three walks in 17 innings.

Top high school baseball players from around the state will take the field one more time as prep players during the 48th annual Illinois Coaches Association Senior All-Star Games on Monday at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

A look at the top boys track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A Facebook post announcing the move said their old building at 123 West Saint Paul St. was Ray’s Quick Cash for 22 years.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Macy Michelini, of Peru, donated 400 pounds of beef to the food pantry through her"Beef Kind and Healthy" distribution. Michelini did a project where she had to raise a cow, process it and distribute it to the local food pantry.

Check out photos by photo editor Scott Anderson from Summerfest on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in downtown Spring Valley. The festival features a carnival, live entertainment, food vendors and fireworks on Saturday at dusk. The festival wraps up on Sunday.

The Spring Valley Mini Park Summer Fest will return June 19-22, bringing four days of carnival rides, food, music, and community fun to downtown Spring Valley and Kirby Park.

The Spring Valley City Council has approved the city’s 2025 sidewalk program, selecting Cruz Concrete Inc. to complete the work during their meeting on Monday night.

A look at the NewsTribune area's baseball stat leaders for the 2025 season.

A look at the best baseball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

The Spring Valley City Council on Monday approved improvements to a long-vacant downtown property at 220 W. St. Paul St.

The walk-in freezer failed at the Hall Township Food Pantry in Spring Valley. It could scarcely have come at a worse time. Donors have been generous, but more help is needed.

A look at the top softball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at the top softball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

John F. Kennedy School in Spring Valley released its honor and high honor rolls for the third trimester of the 2024-25 school year.

These are the Bureau County property transfers from May 16, 2025, through May 30, 2025.

Henry's Lauren Harbison was named Class 1A First-Team All State in softball, other players from St. Bede, Princeton, Earlville, Henry and Fieldcreset also earned all-state honors and the Three Rivers announced its all-conference baseball team.

These are the property transfers that occurred in Bureau County between May 1 and May 15, 2025.

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.

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.

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.

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