Check out these decorative Christmas homes and parks throughout the Illinois Valley.
Here are Hal Adkins' photos of Thursday's Galva at LaMoille boys basketball game
Volunteers helped deliver food to clients on Wednesday, Dec. 18, during the the Hall Township Food Pantry in Spring Valley and the Illinois Valley Food Pantry in La Salle annual Christmas distributions.
The CSX geometry train enters the crossing on Route 178 on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Utica. A geometry train inspects the track and checks for defects while reporting them to the engineer.
The ninth annual TUBACHRISTMAS was hosted at Hall High School in Spring Valley, featuring holiday music from tubas, sousaphone, baritones and euphoniums.
Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Friday's Hall vs. Princeton game at Colmone Classic
The Malden Musketeers won their first BVEC championship, upending 8-time champion DePue 35-31 Thursday night in front of a packed crowd at Malden.
This week, the Bureau County Fair announced Trace Adkins as its concert headliner for 2025. Brushville also will take the stage. Check out some photos of when Trace Adkins last performed in the Illinois Valley during the Concerts for a Cause series on June 25, 2011, at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru. Adkins also performed at the Bureau County Fair in 2005.
St. Bede beat Bureau Valley 71-62 during the 50th annual Colmone Classic on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at Hall High School.