A semi tractor trailer caught fire Sunday near the Route 89 Ladd and Spring Valley exit on Interstate 80.

Starting April 3, the Malden Chess Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Feed Store, 212 W. Main St., Malden.

The Illinois Valley Democrats, in La Salle, Bureau, Putnam counties, will meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the La Salle VFW, 2325 Donahue St.

Two more “Love Our Community” grant recipients have each received $1,000 from Princeton Rotary Club. 

Princeton Christian Academy was awarded a $1,000 Spring Ag Literacy Grant through the Bureau County Farm Bureau Foundation.

Princeton Christian Academy first through eighth grade speech team contestants recently competed at Christian Hills School in Orland Hills and at the Bureau Valley Elementary Conference Meet at Bureau Valley Junior High.

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Twenty-four local volunteers went bald during the 18th annual Illinois Valley Emergency Services St. Baldrick's event on Sunday at Senicas Oak Ridge in La Salle. More than $14,000 was raised during the event. The Illinois Valley Emergency Services St. Baldrick's event has shaved more than 1,000 heads and collected $275,000 since it began in 2007.

Bill Ellena, a Korean War era veteran, received a 50-year Certificate of Continuous membership in the American Legion from local representatives.

Directors from Illinois Head Start centers, the federally supported child care and early education program, said they fear cuts, as it targeted in The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.