Utica

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Along with free baseball and music, there will be a free kid's fishing tournament in La Salle, a wine festival in Ottawa and a shrimp and brew hullabaloo in Princeton to highlight the weekend's activities across the Illinois Valley.

Waltham Elementary School District released its honor roll for the 2022-23 school year.

The Utica Village Board on Wednesday approved a $299,000 bid from Advanced Asphalt Co. to complete its street program.

An aerial view of the site Friday, May 28, 2023, where a major fire broke out a year earlier on May 30, 2022, at Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock. Foundations have been poured and crews are beginning to rebuild after the fire.

One year ago today, a multi-unit fire of cabins at Grand Bear Resort in Utica drew firefighters from as far as Grundy, Will and Kendall counties.

An Oglesby residence sustained roof damage when an outdoor fireplace became fully engulfed early Monday, but there were no injuries to the residents or to firefighters from the responding companies.

Wild Bill Days in Utica on Saturday and Sunday celebrated the life and times of the old gunslinger with reenactments and other activities.

Across the Illinois Valley, flags were raised and volleys fired as city after city remembered those who sacrificed their lives in defense of our nation.

This Memorial Day, remember those who sacrificed all while serving in the United States military with these ceremonies in La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.

There's plenty of opportunities to catch free live music in the Illinois Valley this summer. Here is a schedule for the summer.

Clark’s Run Antiques could undergo an expansion now that its owners have the preliminary OK to rezone a neighboring parcel.

City Park in Streator and Pulaski Park in La Salle will be active this Memorial Day weekend, as the two multiple days festivals at those parks highlight the weekend activity in the Illinois Valley.

At the end of the Lemonade Day market total sales were calculated and the entrepreneurs whose business had the highest revenue were crowned the 2023 Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year.

Longtime Utica village trustee Mary Pawlak died Tuesday, May 23, 2023, following a short illness. Her colleagues remembered her for her more-than-three decades service to the village.