This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of Bureau County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

Search our table to see what designation your Bureau County school received on the 2024 school report card.

Illinois Valley Community College’s campuses will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 5, for Election Day to promote participation and ensure that students, faculty and staff have the time and access needed to vote.

Princeton High School Music Boosters are raising funds by sponsoring a citrus fundraiser. This is the same fruit fundraiser held by the Princeton Optimist Club and most recently Boy Scout Troop 6368. This year, the fundraiser has been passed to the PHS Music Boosters.

A Community Response to Homelessness expo on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Illinois Valley Community College will feature a local resource fair, a documentary film screening and a panel discussion.

The Perfectly Flawed Foundation founder Luke Tomsha will present drug facts and overdose response techniques in a presentation at noon on Friday, Nov. 1, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Center, Illinois Valley Community College said in a news release.

A popular registration one-stop-shop returns to Illinois Valley Community College’s Ottawa Center as registration for spring classes gets underway.

Sara Escatel stood out in her kindergarten class because she was the only Hispanic student. It would be five years before she encountered a teacher who spoke Spanish, and by then Escatel was on her way to her life’s work.

The Illinois Valley Community College Red Cross Club and Student Nurses Association are sponsoring a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the IVCC gym.