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Better get the snow shovels ready for Thursday. There’s a chance of snow – a chance, mind you.

A free prom night designed for people with special needs at high school age or older will return this spring at a new location in Princeton.

St. Michael the Archangel Parish has released architectural renderings of its proposed new church in Streator, offering a first look at the structure parish leaders say is needed to address long-term structural concerns at their current building.

Visitors to Starved Rock State Park are urged to watch for trail closures starting Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced.
A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.

Largely due to AI, hospitals across northern Illinois face escalating cyberattacks, including data breaches like OSF’s, and ransomware that forces systems offline

Mendota residents hoping to cool off in the municipal pool this summer will have to find another way to beat the heat.

There will be a pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Manlius Fun Days on Sunday, March 1 at the Manlius Sportsmen’s Club from 8 to 11 a.m.

Mendota and Troy Grove fire departments responded to the mechanic building at ADM Milling and Rail Terminal on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 in Mendota. Firefighters responded to a report of an explosion in the wash bay area. The incident happened shortly before 9:30a.m. No injuries were reported.


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