Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reed went to the Bureau County Board with a proposal suggesting filling the county jail with inmates from the infamous Cook County Jail in Chicago. 

Letter: Princeton Club 56 would like to thank the many donors, churches, businesses and the community groups for their prayers and support.

Letter: I write as a now senior former resident, first of Bureau Township, and then of Princeton, and recalling my former Sunday School teacher Ted Duffield (former BCR editor), and having graduated as a member of the PHS class of 1961. But times marches on.

Letter to the editor: Me, I have a passion for words and I “love” to write. Take the word “passion” for instance. In 2004 the epic biblical drama “The Passion of the Christ” hit Americas theaters.

Letter to the editor: OSF's August J. Querciagrossa writes about the shifting focus on accessible lifesaving emergency care and robust inpatient services through key hubs.

Randy Grant will be greatly missed not only by his family, but his fellow colleagues and all those who knew him. Prior to Randy’s passing, he was in the process of selling Grant-Johnson Funeral Homes, Crematory and Monuments to me and my husband; Beth and Matt Baker.

The Granville Cemetery Association is inviting the public to attend the commemoration, “Honoring America Reddick,” at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Granville Cemetery, 502 W. Hennepin St.

America has many inspirational monuments such as the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, the Lincoln Memorial, the Liberty Bell, our National Cemetery and many others. Princeton has Soldiers and Sailors Park and Flags of Freedom.

Our flag has nicknames: “the Stars and Stripes”, “Old Glory” and “the Star Spangled Banner.” A great heritage has been passed down to us since the founding of our nation.