The Starved Rock County Community Foundation recently partnered with the Maierhofer family to establish the “HOF” Fund in honor of late Seneca farmer Jim Maierhofer.

Here are Kevin Hieronymus' team photos of the top 3 teams in Thursday's BVEC Girls Tournament in Princeton

A single-family home in Peru that sold for $215,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in La Salle County in the past week.

A Peru woman charged with possessing nearly 2 pounds of cocaine was jailed Friday after La Salle County prosecutors alleged she violated her pre-trial release. Charnelle Mond plans to argue for another chance.

Check out photos of the potential site of the new Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond, Ind., by photo editor Scott Anderson. The sites include Wolf Lake Memorial Park in the 2300 block of Calumet Avenue and Lost Marsh Golf Course

The Kaneland boys basketball team pulled away after the first quarter to beat La Salle-Peru76-44 and finish the regular season 30-0.

The St. Bede boys basketball team started strong on senior night on the way to a 56-43 victory over Henry-Senachwine in the regular season finale Friday.

Princeton seniors Casey Etheridge and Augustus Swanson won semifinal matches Friday to advance to Class 1A state title matches, L-P's Kamryn Oscepinski advanced to the final day of state bowling and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Newman's lone senior Lucy Oetting stepped up with 24 points as the Comets beat Bureau Valley 66-41 to win their first regional title since 2009.