In past years, the store has opened in the former JCPenney in the Peru Mall. The store typically opens in mid-August.



Former St. Bede quarterback Jack Brady has taken over as head coach at the Academy, succeeding Jim Eustice, who departed for neighboring Mendota. The Bruins finished 2-7, winning one of four games played in the Chicagoland Prairie Conference.





Starved Rock Entertainment, 201 Donaldson St., Utica, announced the closure of the business later this month.