Spring Valley voters want Mayor Melanie Malooley-Thompson to maintain her post.
Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees candidates William Hunt and Lynda Marlene Moshage received 10,000-plus votes apiece across the eight-county race.
Firefighters airlifted a son and his mother who fell 20 to 30 feet on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Starved Rock State Park. A number of agencies responded for mutual aid.