Cherry Mine Disaster history garners attention

There is no link between last week’s discovery and the mine disaster, but it has sparked questions about the mine’s history and driven up attendance at the Cherry Mine Disaster Museum. At the museum, the story is
Cherry Mine Disaster history garners attention

There is no link between last week’s discovery and the mine disaster, but it has sparked questions about the mine’s history and driven up attendance at the Cherry Mine Disaster Museum. At the museum, the story is
Ottawa gunman strikes out on appeal

An Ottawa man convicted in a drive-by shooting in Marseilles (one person was injured) struck out Tuesday in his second bid with an appeals court.
Baseball and softball: Streator places 4 on All-Illinois Central Eight teams

The Illinois Central Eight Conference released its 2024 spring all-conference teams for softball and baseball, with a pair of Streator standouts earning All-ICE accolades in each sport.
Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp edge Clinton LumberKings

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp beat the Clinton LumberKings 4-3 on Tuesday in Peru.
Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp edge Clinton LumberKings

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp beat the Clinton LumberKings 4-3 on Tuesday in Peru.
Mitchell Tenpenny, Lauren Alaina to headline annual Bureau County Fair in Princeton

Country pop star Mitchell Tenpenny will take the Bureau County Fair stage Thursday, Aug. 22, with special guest Lauren Alaina, keeping a tradition of headlining country stars performing in the annual event in Princeton.
Mitchell Tenpenny, Lauren Alaina to headline annual Bureau County Fair in Princeton

Country pop star Mitchell Tenpenny will take the Bureau County Fair stage Thursday, Aug. 22, with special guest Lauren Alaina, keeping a tradition of headlining country stars performing in the annual event in Princeton.
Club Q mass shooter sentenced to life in prison plus 190 years on federal hate crime charges

The gunman who opened fire in an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing five and injuring over a dozen more in 2022, was sentenced on federal charges on Tuesday. Daniel Davis Aston, Kelly Loving, Derrick Rump,
Court denies Trump’s request to remove gag order in hush money case

On Tuesday, a New York Court declined to hear an appeal to remove the gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money conviction case. Per NBC News, the New York Court of Appeals said it was dismissing