Peru’s Washington Park ice rink awaits colder weather to open

With temperatures in the high 30s and 40s for most of December, weather hasn’t been ideal to begin setting up the Peru ice rink.
Utica Fireside White Sox Club donates $1,000 to local EMS

The Utica Fireside White Sox Club presented $1,000 checks Dec. 29 to the La Salle and Oglesby fire departments.
Utica Fireside White Sox Club donates $1,000 to local EMS

The Utica Fireside White Sox Club presented $1,000 checks Dec. 29 to the La Salle and Oglesby fire departments.
Matthiessen State Park came close to record in 2023

Matthiessen State Park narrowly missed setting an attendance record in 2023, accordingly to data released Wednesday, while Starved Rock clinched its 10th best year on record.
Matthiessen State Park came close to record in 2023

Matthiessen State Park narrowly missed setting an attendance record in 2023, accordingly to data released Wednesday, while Starved Rock clinched its 10th best year on record.
BCR boys basketball standings, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024

A look at Bureau County area boys basketball standings for Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024
BCR boys basketball standings, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024

A look at Bureau County area boys basketball standings for Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024
Seneca boys basketball going old school – literally – this Friday night

This Friday, Jan. 5, Seneca will be hosting an Irish Basketball Reunion during the regular-season game against Henry-Senachwine at the West Campus, where Seneca teams competed from 1950-1980.
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid claims of plagiarism, antisemitism backlash

Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations, as well as the backlash over her response to anti-Semitism on campus. Gay said she is resigning to allow the Harvard community to navigate the controversy “with
No evidence of terrorism in crash that killed 2, injured several more in Rochester NY

Police in Rochester, New York say there is no evidence of terrorism in the New Year’s Day crash that killed two people and injured several more after a concert in Rochester, New York. The suspect, 25-year-old Michael Avery