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A 2,112-square-foot residential property has changed hands.

Princeton High School recently announced its honor roll for the first semester of the 2025-26 school year.

The Thorp family is welcoming residents to their house fire fundraiser at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 21 at Venue 450 in downtown Princeton.

Illinois Valley Community College campuses in Oglesby and Ottawa will be closed on Monday, Feb 16, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

Students new to the Princeton Elementary School District 115, as well as current Bright Beginnings Preschool students, can register for kindergarten in the Douglas gymnasium on Feb 26 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Feb 27 8 a.m. - noon.

A 2,396-square-foot residential property, built in 1920, has changed hands.

Real estate news: The 2,122-square-foot house, built in 1889, was sold for $185,000, or $87 per square foot

Stage 212 in La Salle presents the final weekend of 'Little Women: The Broadway Musical" this weekend, while Camp Aramoni in Tonica will host a special Galentine's Day event Friday.

On the 100th day of kindergarten, Katie Henkel lined up her 19 students at Holy Cross School in Mendota, decked out in their best 100-year-olds’ clothes, and sat down to try and name all of her students.


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