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A large fire — flames were visible above the roof— broke out at the Starved Rock House of Jerky. The fire appeared to either be contained or extinguished by 12:25 p.m.

A look at the top girls soccer players in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

La Salle-Peru senior Vicky Tejada is the 2026 NewsTribune Girls Soccer Player of the Year after scoring an area-best 25 goals and helped the Cavaliers improve by 10 wins.

Authorities have apprehended the fourth and final suspect in a drug and theft ring based out of Streator.

Here is the list of couples who applied for La Salle County marriage licenses from June 1 through June 14, 2026.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.

Jennifer Stampfler was sworn in as a firefighter and paramedic at a ceremony held before the Mendota City Council.

Each year, The Wave for Charities selects a new cause to support through the Jeep Poker Run, and the Officer Santa Program was this year’s choice.

NewsTribune-area softball players have hit more home runs in each of the last five seasons. This spring, 44 players combined to hit 146 home runs, with four players hitting double-digit homers.

Zion United Church of Christ will hold its annual ice cream social from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18.

NCI ARTworks announced the winners of the juried art exhibition at the June 12 opening reception for the Emerging Artists of the Illinois Valley at NCI ARTworks Gallery.

Putnam County's Johnathon Stunkel, Henry's Carson Rowe earn IHSBCA First-Team All State, IVCC is offering basketball and volleyball camps and more in the NewsTribune sports briefs.

It’s a bit of a long shot, but Peru is going to try for a new source of funding – one that raised more than $100 million for a city in southern Illinois.

Illinois Valley Community College recently celebrated 49 students for completing the registered nursing program at the college’s associate’s degree nursing graduation on May 16.

Area fire crews responded to a fire at Carus Chemical in the early hours of Monday morning in the 1500 block of Eighth Street in La Salle.

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp return home for four games this week after going 0-6 on a road trip.

The rural residence located at 35150 2800 North Avenue in Mendota was sold on May 28. The purchase price was $170,000.

Putnam County seniors Traxton Mattingly and Johnathon Stunkel left their legacy with the Panthers, leading them to a Class 1A second-place finish. Now, they'll continue their careers together at Illinois Central College.

