Residents carried signs, drew artwork and voiced their opposition to a number of developments in the political arena, with workers’ wages and the infringement of the First Amendment chiefly among them.

A single-family home in Princeton that sold for $289,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Bureau County over the past week.

A single-family home in Ottawa that sold for $465,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in La Salle County over the past week.

PCJH Scholastic Bowl team wins regional at home on Wednesday, April 29. The Pumas advance to the sectional, hosted by Flanagan Grade School at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 4 with the winner to advance to state on Friday, May 8 in Peoria.

Road work on U.S. 34 between Mendota and Earlville began on Friday with daily lane closures expected through mid-July.

Sergeant Raymond Gatza was honored as “hero-grade” for what CentralSquare, a public sector safety and administration software company, called, ”Showing up with purpose, making an impact and lifting others along the way."

Criminal justice program coordinator Jonathan Hubbell, Ph.D., of Normal received Illinois Valley Community College’s 2026 Stephen Charry Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence.

Illinois Valley Community College named Project Success counselor Aseret Loveland as the recipient of the Connie Dzierzynski Skerston Memorial Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service.

The Walnut Public Library District will hold a Children’s Business Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at Liberty Square, 115 S. Main St., Walnut.