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Larry the Mule walks in a pen near the Lock 14 Illinois & Michigan Canal in La Salle. Larry is now for sale and the I&M Canal Boat rides are ending.
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Fire trucks filled Main Street in McNabb for a fire at Grassers Heating and Plumbing on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The fire began shortly before 10a.m. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) was elevated to the fourth-alarm. No one was injured in the fire. Fire departments from McNabb, Peru, Utica, Henry, Ladd, Hennepin, Granville, Oglesby, Spring Valley, Leonore, Troy Grove, Seatonville, Wenona, Standard, Lacon-Sparland, Bureau and Tonica all responded to the scene. Firefighters left the scene at 11:30a.m.
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About a dozen people spoke during a vigil for Charlie Kirk on the front steps of the Bureau County Courthouse on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Princeton. Around 200 people attended the vigil on the courthouse lawn.
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Teams from Ottawa, Marmion, Burlington Central, Kaneland, Minooka, Streator, L-P, Hall, Dixon, Morris, and Yorkville all competed during the Pirate Invitational boys golf meet on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 at Deer Park Golf Club in Oglesby.
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Work is officially underway on the long-awaited replacement of the Kelly Street Bridge on the north side of Streator. Construction crews officially broke ground on Thursday, Sept. 11, with the expectation to finish up the project by mid-October.
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The City of Oglesby hosted its annual Boots, Brews and BBQ festival on Saturday, Sept 13, 2025, downtown Oglesby.
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The Marseilles Renaissance Faire entertained visitors Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, with activities, characters and a bit of fantasy.
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Take a look at some of the week’s best photos, captured by Illinois Valley photographers from Sunday, Sept. 7 through Saturday Sept. 6.
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L-P defeated Ottawa 41-24 on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 at King Field. It was the 127th meeting between the two teams. The teams first met in 1898. The rivalry is one of the top 50 oldest high school football rivalries in the country still active.
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