Illinois Valley News
Suspect in Streator drug-theft conspiracy apprehended
Authorities have apprehended the fourth and final suspect in a drug and theft ring based out of Streator.
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6m1990 Hall state softball team, pitcher double up for Hall of Fame
Hall’s 1990 state softball team, Wendy Becker (class of 1990) and John “Boog” Matthews (class of 1979) will take their place in the Hall of Fame between games of Friday’s boys basketball games with Erie-Prophetstown.
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4mThese are just a few of the reasons to continue the support in battle against ALS
Stacey Aber Richardson said her mother’s illness started as “clumsiness” and tripping and escalated to not be able to eat, drink, move or speak. Linda Aber of Sheffield passed away in 2024 within three months of an official bulbar Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis diagnosis at 67.
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5mPrinceton backs enterprise zone expansion tied to Marquis-owned land
The Princeton City Council backed an expansion of the Bureau/Putnam County Area Enterprise Zone to include hundreds of acres of Marquis owned land near Hennepin, although no specific development project has been proposed yet.
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6mThe 2026 Times Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Sandwich’s Sunny Weber
Recent Sandwich graduate, distance ace and Class 2A state champion Sunny Weber is the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
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4mPresenting the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll
Here are The Times area’s state qualifiers and their postseason accomplishments, the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.