Bureau County

Bureau County Property Transfers.

Jerry Corcoran, Illinois Valley Community College president since 2008, announced Tuesday his planned retirement on July 1.

The 101st Hewitt-Plumley Reunion was held on July 24 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius. 18 members were in attendance.

The Bureau County Genealogical Society will host a virtual presentation via Zoom at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 24 where Steve Szabados will present Organize Your Genealogy Using Old and New Technology.

A Princeton man was sentenced to six years in the Department of Corrections for a Class 2 felony of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. Wrona will have to serve 85% of the sentence.

Zachary E. Rice, 28, of Spring Valley, was sentenced Aug. 11 by Judge Marc Bernabei to five and a half years in prison for a Class 2 Felony of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

Funds are available to assist income-eligible households with natural gas, propane and electric bills and furnace assistance

The Friends of the Canal are conducting their its Hike the Canal outing on Sunday, Aug. 21.

Marriage licenses in Bureau County for August 13, 2022

Bureau County Property Transfers.

A 34-year-old Spring Valley woman was sentenced Aug. 3 to three years in prison for both unlawful possession of fentanyl and of heroin — with the three-year sentences running concurrent.

Bureau County State’s Attorney Geno Caffarini has been sworn in as a judge after he was selected to replace retiring Circuit Judge Marc P. Bernabei.

This scholarship is awarded annually and has been given out since 2018 to one area student each year. Applications are accepted through May 1 and blind applications this year were reviewed by a five-member selection committee.

The Bureau County Republican Party has officially objected to the Bureau County Democrat’s nomination of Dylan Benavidez for the position of Bureau County clerk and recorder for the upcoming November General Election.

The La Salle County Board laughed off a request for a morgue. Coroner Rich Ploch, facing a 17% increase in his caseload, didn't think it was funny.