The US Title Series Pro National Championship Boat Races begain on Friday, July 26, 2024 at Lake DePue.
The Overdrive Monster Truck Show entertained a crowd Saturday at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.
The Convoy Against Cancer Big Truck Show in Ladd raised money Saturday for the American Cancer Society, lining Main Avenue with trucks of all kinds and attracting fans of all ages.
Tracy Lawrence performed during the 103rd annual Marshall-Putnam Fair on Thursday in Henry.
Burbank (Illinois) defeated Michigan 6-3 to win the Central Regional Senior League baseball tournament championship on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at J.A. Happ Field in Washington Park in Peru. Burbank has won the tournament three years in a row, joining Clear Ridge (Illinois) from 1973-75 as the only teams to three-peat.
Utica, Oglesby Fire and EMS along with Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police responded Wednesday to rescue a man who slipped and fell about 25 feet at La Salle Canyon at Starved Rock State Park. The man was not cited.
About 200 people attended a grand opening celebration at the GAF facility on Tuesday in Peru.
Burbank defeated Spring Valley 10-9 during the Central Regional Senior Baseball Regional tournament at J.A. Happ Field in Washington Park in Peru.
The Princeton Area Summer Band under the direction of Steve Olson and Megan Olson performed to a sizable crowd Sunday at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.