Barbara (Bendkowski) Hilton grew up in the Illinois Valley dreaming of space. Today, she is a NASA program executive helping prepare for a mission to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.

A La Salle man wanted on felony charges was picked up Wednesday in Peoria, La Salle police said.

A look at the football stat leaders in the NewsTribune area after Week 3 of the season.

Ismael Mejia scored three goals and L-P's defense played strong in a 5-1 win over Ottawa on Wednesday.

A look at all the Week 4 games around the NewsTribune area.

La Salle-Peru sophomore quarterback Marion Persich was named Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP after accounting for six touchdowns in a win over Ottawa.

Jillian Pinter tallied five kills to lead the St. Bede volleyball team to a win plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup,

After two weeks and nine matches on the road, the La Salle-Peru volleyball team returned to AJ Sellett Gymnasium with a sweep of Streator on Wednesday.

Spring Valley is seeking state funding to help pay for improvements at Barto Landing.