Emergency crews responded Friday, May 29, 2026, for two patients who were drowning in the Cascade Falls area of Matthiessen State Park. Two helicopters landed at the Deer Park Model Airplane Field to airlift the patients to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Fire and EMS crews from Utica, Tonica and Oglesby, along with Conservation Police personnel, responded to the incident shortly after 12:45 p.m.

Day Jones interviews Sarah Kinkin of Grow Spring Valley. They are hosting a "Bridgerton Soiree" this Saturday at 5 p.m. at Vintage Vines in Spring Valley

A proposed Illinois law would require police to delete license plate reader data after three days unless it’s tied to an active investigation.

Wild Bill Days is set for Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, at locations in Utica, Mendota and Troy Grove.

Stage 212 will hold auditions for its 2026 off-season production of the musical comedy “Firebringer” at 6 p.m. Friday, May 29, and at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30.

Putnam County Junior High School announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Women of the ELCA will host a baked ham dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 20.

The village of Cedar Point recently received a $2,000 Starved Rock Country Community Foundation community grant to launch its Mining for Music initiative.

Illinois school vaccination rates have declined steadily over the past two decades. See the vaccination rates at your school.