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When your local Illinois Valley pool will open for the summer

Mendota’s Mariyah Elam wins 2A high jump title: Saturday’s NewsTribune roundup

Ava Balestri’s bases-clearing double completes St. Bede comeback for 5th straight regional title

Morris’s Connor Barth wins third straight Class 1A singles tennis sectional championship

Teach your kids to fish June 13 at Starved Rock

Grilling out this Memorial Day? Here’s how to avoid foodborne illness

‘Epitome of a volunteer’: Marseilles man’s legacy built on service

34 years of open doors: A teacher’s legacy at Seneca High

More than cameras: How one SRO built a culture of safety at Seneca High

‘It’s rewarding’: L-P trainer has been helping athletes for 26 years

They show up, every single day: The Illinois Valley’s reader-nominated Everyday Heroes of 2026

Longtime ‘Blue Streak’ and voice of Woodstock basketball is beloved by high school students, staff

Crews respond after tornado, say they’re just doing their job

These 911 dispatchers are often the first first responders in DeKalb County

Dixon police chief Ryan Bivins cherishes impacting lives through his faith, service and basketball

As a truant officer, he sees families struggling. And he’s helped scores of them

‘Walking that walk with people who understand’: Peers lean on each other in tight-knit recovery community

What’s in a name: A look of the history behind the names of area gymnasiums and tracks

Sandwich’s Sunny Weber, Somonauk’s Alexis Punsalan repeat as state champs: The Times Saturday Roundup

St. Patrick DL David Folorunsho commits to Notre Dame: ‘I’m the player with the most tenacity’

St. Laurence LB Sean Rice commits to Illinois

Mount Carmel WR Quentin Burrell commits to Michigan: ‘I’m ready to earn everything’

CCL/ESCC football notes: Colin McEniry, Henry Miller among players to watch as Marmion eyes return to playoffs

Reflections: How tiny Platteville got its own National Guard armory

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen: Family nights, garden planting and grandchildren fill a busy week

Veronique de Rugy: Drop the tariffs, Mr. President

Paperwork: I often ask, ‘What’s the soup of the day?’ Hoping it won’t be the dreaded split pea

Matt Hickam: Protecting students today means using every tool – wisely

Byron York: Midterm elections still are a gloomy picture for GOP   

Cal Thomas: A lesson in economics for AOC

Smile! Janet’s Cooking: The doctor knew best

Roy Rogers exhibit to open at Polo Historical Museum June 20

Glen Ellyn Park District expands ‘Thirsty Thursday on the Deck’ series for 2026 season

Norsk Museum opens 2026 season with Taste of Norway Breakfast, cultural day

Single-family home in Ottawa sells for $415,000

Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren’t we eating them?

What’s in a name: A look of the history behind the names of area gymnasiums and tracks