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Peru cocaine suspect ordered jailed
A Peru woman awaiting trial for possession of nearly 2 pounds of cocaine was ordered detained Monday after a La Salle County judge concluded she’d committed too many violations of pre-trial release.
Facts and figures from regional basketball championship night
Five Three Rivers Conference teams played for regional championship, but only two won – Newman (1A) and Riverdale (2A). Orion lost in 1A and Mendota and Sherrard fell in 2A. Four Tri-County Conference teams played for regional…
Your guide to the March 2026 primary in the Illinois Valley
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…
BCR boys basketball standings
A look at updated Bureau County area boys basketball standings on March 2
Egg My Yard: Mendota Business and Professional Women celebrating Easter
For $30, you get a basket with four dozen eggs. For $15, you get a personalized basket with different toys and candies, with your name on the basket.
Putnam County library screens ‘Blue Carbon’ documentary March 12
The Putnam County Public Library District invites the public to a free screening of “Blue Carbon” on Thursday, March 12, at 4 p.m. at the Condit Branch.