Ken Ficke, longtime member of Oglesby city gover

He’s charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding. The car, which was stolen, damaged a fire hydrant. Police say Jaymeson Pogreba was drinking and his license was revoked. Nevertheless, he won't be held in jail.

Ash Wednesday Mass was held on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at the Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in La Salle. Ash Wednesday starts the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and fasting leading up to Easter.

Have your foot ready to brake at Illinois and Lindberg in La Salle: A new stop or yield sign may be going in.

The University of Illinois Extension will offer a “The Foods and Flavors of the Mediterranean Diet” program from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at the Utica Public Library, 224 Mill St., Utica.

Bureau Valley's Libby Endress led a balanced effort with 18 points, 11 rebounds and two basket-and-1s late in the Storm's 67-48 win over Polo in the Class 1A Galva Regional semifinals on Tuesday night.

The Mendota boys basketball team beat Kewanee to finish as co-Three Rivers East champs, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke in Peru on Oct. 26, 2021, seeking answers in the death of Jelani Day. Jackson, the Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, helped propel the civil rights movement in the decades following the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He died Tuesday at the age of 84.

Two people were reportedly killed in a crash Saturday on Route 71 near Norway.