So I’m at the cinema this past week. While enjoying my popcorn time, something strange happened when movie previews started bursting on the screen.

The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed that mosquitoes collected in Dayton and Naplate tested positive for West Nile virus, officials said.

Firefighters from the Reading, Streator and Cornell fire departments swiftly extinguished a detached garage fire Thursday morning in the 1600 block of South Vermillion Street in South Streator.

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Marquette defeated Dwight 50-19 on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 at Dwight High School. Check out photos from MaKade Rios.

The Seneca Fighting Irish improved to 4-0 on the season with a hard-fought 35-28 victory over host Genoa-Kingston on Friday night.

All three phases were clicking for Coal City on Friday night, as a fast start quickly turned into a nightmare for Streator, resulting in a 49-13 victory for the Coalers.

Fieldcrest, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland and Sandwich all lost football games Friday night, plus more in The Times Friday Roundup

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Coal City defeated Streator 49-13 on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 at Doug Dieken Stadium. Check out photos from the game by Katy Arnold.

With a new garden in its first year, the project has given inmates in the drug treatment program a chance to learn new skills and take pride in their work.