A man reported missing from the Champaign area has been identified as the person found dead June 8 at the decommissioned Cherry Mine, Bureau County Sheriff James Reed said Thursday in a news release.

The April 2025 ballot is starting to take shape in the Illinois Valley. Here is who filed in La Salle, Mendota, Oglesby, Peru, Princeton, Spring Valley, Streator and Utica.

Tuesday was the first day candidates could file for municipal races in the consolidated election in April – and candidates filed in La Salle, Mendota, Peru, Princeton, Spring Valley, Streator and Utica.

Polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday and close at 7 p.m. Here is a review of our coverage of contested races throughout La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.

Monday construction is underway on Interstate 80 in Bureau and La Salle counties, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A rural Spring Valley man has been charged with a misdemeanor for his role in an Oct. 13 brush fire that required more than 30 companies to control, police said Monday.

Route 29 is scheduled to open 4 p.m. Monday after it was shut down for a partial collapse of a grain silo at the River Valley Coop Grain Elevator in Putnam, Putnam County Sheriff Josh Boedigheimer said.

Route 29 in Putnam will be closed until Friday, because of Tuesday’s grain silo collapse, Putnam County Sheriff Josh Boedigheimer said.

A new owner of the former St. Margaret’s hospital in Spring Valley has emerged and the city is hopeful they will be reaching out to the city soon to share more details on their plans with the building.