The man spotted with a firearm Tuesday at a St. Bede Academy baseball game is an agent with the Illinois Secretary of State who was placed on desk duty, the agency confirmed Thursday.

Putnam County Library District announced its April activity schedule for all locations.

High School and GED students of the 2023 graduating class who regularly attend its programs and can show proof of Bureau County residency are eligible to apply. Applicants can be attending college, university or trade schools.

Competing in the Illinois Prep Top Times Championships on Saturday, Princeton's Teegan Davis, a University of Iowa football recruit, sustained a knee injury that will require surgery.

The March 22 shooting inside Mickey’s Massive Burritos in La Salle was quickly deemed an accident; but prosecutors decided Wednesday it was also a reckless act, if not a malicious one.

There are more than properties within a primarily residential zoning of the DePue Superfund site that have owners who have not responded to requests for their soil to be sampled.

The weekend before Easter features several egg hunts across the Illinois Valley, as well as a number of shows.

The Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru launched its Strong Kids Annual Campaign on Wednesday to ensure everyone in the Illinois Valley has access to vital community programs and resources that support youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

A Spring Valley teenager was ordered held Tuesday in the La Salle County Detention Home following a Monday disturbance in La Salle, during which a gun was wielded but not fired.