Thursday, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names agreed to honor the waterway's original Black settler "Adams" — voting 14-0 in favor of changing Negro Creek to Adams Creek, making it official.

Firefighters from across the region responded to a fire Friday morning at the Rutland Village Hall in the 100 block of Northwest Front Street.

A Peru man pleaded guilty Thursday to shoving his elderly neighbor, causing a minor injury, and awaits sentencing Feb. 3 at what’s shaping up to be a contested hearing.

A La Salle County Board member wants $22 million in federal COVID-19 funds put into the hands of the needy — now.

Illinois Valley Community College’s agriculture program recently received a $25,000 grant from Compeer Financial’s Agriculture and Rural Initiative for equipment, technology, student engagement and retention.

As expected, neither of La Salle County’s pending murder trials will go before a jury in 2021.

Children with the Mexican folkloric dance group De Colores performed at the Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Center at Illinois Valley Community College on Wednesday.

University of Illinois Extension invites all youth, ages 8-18, to a pie crust workshop 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13.