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Historical covers for May 26: New York Central Extension to Ottawa

Photos: Ottawa honors fallen with Memorial Day parade

Hunter Memorial Fund awards first grant to Oglesby junior high library

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

Visitors urged to report damage at Starved Rock, Matthiessen

‘Beyond crazy’: Ottawa girls soccer wins first regional title

‘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

Ottawa suffers heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Dunlap in 3A softball sectional semifinal

BCR regional softball update, May 26

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

Johnson: Congrats to 2026 Genoa Days King and Queen scholarship finalists

Beyond Trim: A cleaner, lighter quiche

Eye On Illinois: Can’t delay the inevitable, it’s time to pay up for unconstitutional tax sales

Rich Miller: Safety-net hospitals, programs for homeless people could face cuts by Illinois

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

Revolutionary War Weekend, Jazz Fest coming to Cantigny in June

Sip into Summer: Must-visit beer & wine festivals in northern Illinois

Bivins to Sublette crowd: Amid celebration, remember solemn side of Memorial Day

Birdwatching Hike at Dixon Refuge This Saturday

Mendota Historical Society hosting talk on the Gunmakers of Illinois

Residential home built in 1865 sells in Streator for $140,000