Putnam County Rotary honors five high school students

Illinois Realtors Relief Foundation offering aid to tornado victims

Streator residents impacted by the tornado may be eligible for financial assistance through the Illinois Realtors Relief Foundation.

Adam Swanson, Alec Novotney, Ayden Collom named IHSBCA All-State

The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its 2026 IHSBCA All-State Teams, honoring many of the state's top prep players including a half-dozen standouts from teams across The Times coverage area.

Staying in track pays off for Princeton’s Casey Etheridge: 2026 BCR Male Track & Field Athlete Of The Year

Casey Etheridge wasn’t going to go back out for track his junior year after giving it a go as a sophomore, and go play baseball. Then Dave Moore was named as the Tigers head track coach. And Etheridge's plans changed. He became a two-time state qualifier.

Streator man accused of setting five different fires in Streator

“This is brazen behavior,” Judge Michelle Vescogni ruled, and spotlighted the burn on Hall’s arm. “That’s not a coincidence.”

Lab error led to water violation in La Salle

City Engineer Brian Brown said there was an error on the part of the subcontracting testing group of the city’s water treatment operator, Total Environmental Service Technologies, a Peru-based business, leading to the issue on the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report.