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Check out these decorative Christmas homes and parks throughout the Illinois Valley.
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Hall defeated Seneca 41-30 on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 during the Shipyard Showdown tournament at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.
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Santa Claus took time out of his busy schedule to parade through Utica on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. The Utica Fire Protection District has been hosting Santa since December 1941 and is one of the oldest Santa parades in the Illinois Valley.
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Mendota defeated Hall 67-48 to win it's first Colmone Classic since 2012.
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Girls bowling teams from Ottawa, Streator Dixon, L-P, Mendota Hall and St. Bede girls all competed in the L-P Cavalier Classic on Saturday Dec. 20, 2025 at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru.
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The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 22-16 in an important NFC North battle Saturday night at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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L-P defeated Rantoul 59-38 on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 in Sellette Gymnasium at L-P High School.
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Santa delivered gifts to over 120 kids through the through Blue and Red Christmas for Kids in Peru. The Christmas program was established in 2013 by the Peru police and fire departments. It donates more than gifts to children in need.
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Firefighters from Malden, Bureau, Walnut, Princeton, Spring Valley, Ladd and Wyanet responded to a structure fire in the 300 block of South Chestnut Street on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 in Princeton. Flames could be seen when the fire departments arrived coming from the second story. The fire happened shortly after 5:15p.m.
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