Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate early Thursday morning to replace retiring Senator Dick Durbin

True Leaves Bookshop in Princeton will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day – a nationwide event honoring the magic of indie bookstores and the communities that support them – from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26.

State Sen. Li Arellano Jr., R-Dixon, announced more than $34,00 in state-sponsored library grants were awarded to public schools throughout his district, including five grants in Bureau County.

A team of local bankers traded their business suits and computers Tuesday for work gloves and trash bags.

A radio play adaptation of "My Favorite Wife," Healthy Kids Day, Earth Day, a Doors cover band and a car show are among the activities in the Illinois Valley this weekend.

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026

Read the transcript from our Walls 102 interview with Jon Scholtes, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of La Salle-Bureau-Putnam Counties, talks about the upcoming May event: “The House That Bourbon Built"

Jon Scholtes, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of La Salle-Bureau-Putnam Counties, talks about the upcoming May event: "The House That Bourbon Built"

The city of Mendota is being awarded a $1,988,625 grant to develop a multi-purpose building – owned and managed by the city – that was devastated in a 2022 fire.