Suburban facing charges connected to DUI crash near Sheridan that injured two

Walnut 5K Run/Walk for ALS set for Saturday, July 4

This year’s Walnut 5K Run/Walk for ALS is scheduled for Saturday, July 4 starting at 8 a.m. at Bureau Valley North School. All proceeds for the event will go toward research for ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Three Rivers East baseball, Tri-County softball release all-conference teams: BCR Notebook

Hall’s Luke Bryant, Princeton’s Ryan Jagers and St. Bede’s Ava Balestri earn unanimous all-conference honors in the Three Rivers East and Tri-County Confernce.

Tornado watch issued for Northern Illinois, Illinois Valley until 11 p.m.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, issued Tornado Watch 308 at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, affecting 20 Illinois counties until 11 p.m.

Free lunch Saturday at Streator’s Park Place

A free lunch is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Park Place, 406 E. Hickory St., Streator.

High gas prices, big crowds drive traffic at Illinois Valley parks

They predicted that when gas crested $4 a gallon that summer tourism would surge at Starved Rock and Matthiessen. It's happening, too.