It’s a few years away, but Brandon Miller foresees a day when somebody calls 911 and the call for help – whether delivered in English or another tongue – is automatically typed and sent to a nearby squad car.

The Putnam County girls basketball team won against Mendota and more basketball results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Illinois Valley Community College’s Oglesby and Ottawa Center campuses will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 12, because of the predicted snowfall.

Kramer's Guns & Supplies in Spring Valley recently held two raffles for the La Salle VFW Auxiliary, yielding $3,490 in proceeds to help veterans in the Illinois Valley.

Rosecrance Behavioral Health and North Central Behavioral Health Systems are officially affiliated, which the agencies said Tuesday will enhance the quality of resources and expands access to care for individuals and families in central Illinois.

NCI ARTworks to host an opening reception for the month-long Unmasking Love exhibition of art by Lorena Malm and Lisa Marie Carlson from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at the NCI ARTworks Gallery in Peru.

A La Salle man died in a car-bicycle crash Sunday evening near Lostant.

The Peru pool committee has taken another step in solidifying a municipal pool for residents as the Peru City Council approved a $7,500 proposal to perform a pool study.

Food pantries, restaurants, bakeries, farms and even organizers for the Utica Fire Department's upcoming Easter egg hunt talk about the affect of increased egg prices.