Illinois Valley's 5 most-read stories: May 24-30

Down the Garden Path: Your peonies may have known your great-grandmother

Sometime before the 11th century, Chinese breeders domesticated wild peonies, including tree peonies, and bred herbaceous peonies, those we now know as garden peonies. T

DeKalb Chamber executive director participates in program master class

DeKalb Chamber Executive Director and Chamber Foundation CEO Matt Duffy recently participated in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Business Leads Fellowship Program Master Class on K-12 Data, Assessment, and Accountability.

Remembering Alando “O” Farmer, 55, the namesake behind Big O’s Barbecue in DeKalb

Alando “O” Farmer, the owner and namesake behind Big O’s Barbecue in DeKalb, whose loved ones said they are remembering him for his commitment to the community and devotion to a higher power, died May 16. He was 55.

Police: Woodstock man attempted to cause ‘great harm to himself’ when he crashed car into townhome

A family of four has been displaced after a car crashed into their Woodstock townhome early Saturday.

Princeton: Single-family home sells for $237,000

A single-family home, built in 1856, has changed hands.