Now in his third year at Washington High School, Tiger alum Todd Stevens brought his Panthers football team back to his hometown for a summer scrimmage against Ryan Pearson’s Princeton Tigers.

Illinois Valley Community College is reshaping its Ottawa campus to focus on healthcare degree programs and short-term career training for working adults, leveraging community partnerships to develop new programs for paramedics and EKG technicians.

Heavy rainfall across La Salle County last week — ranging from 2.3 to more than 8 inches in some areas — has waterlogged fields again, forcing farmers to delay wheat harvest and soybean replanting as they wait…

Illinois American Water has donated $20,000 to the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation’s Streator Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund to support residents and recovery efforts following the June 11 tornado.

This is the third and final installment of the 2026 Bureau County Sports Hall of Fame Class, featuring 33 teams. The Hall of Fame was formed in 1995 as part of the BCR’s Tribute to Sports program.…

The Central Region Tournament is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Peru this summer. “This tournament means so much to so many,” said Bo Windy, who helped bring the tournament to the Illinois Valley in 1986.