The Illinois Valley Food Pantry is launching a $750,000 fundraising campaign to assist in covering the cost of its new building in Peru and a walk-in cooler and freezer.

The Spring Valley City Council will look at several purchases and sponsorship requests at its Monday meeting.

La Salle City Council will consider a request from the Starved Rock Runners to host the “Boo” Milby Memory 5K on Aug. 16 at its Monday meeting.

The Utica Fr. Marquette Council of the Knights of Columbus donated $2,000 to the Illinois Valley Food Pantry’s “Feeding the Future” fund drive as they begin their move to a larger facility on Tuesday, July 1, in Peru.

More than 100 people gathered Saturday morning at Princeton Rotary Park to protest President Donald Trump and what many described as rising authoritarianism in American politics just a day after the Fourth of July.

Hall graduate Ty Rybarczyk has made 12 appearances out of the bullpen this season for the Joliet Slammers, going 1-1 with a 4.23 ERA and 20 strikeouts to three walks in 17 innings.

"Day" Jones interviews the cast of Stage 212's Legally Blonde. Tickets are already on sale, and the show runs from July 11-July 27

The Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra (IVYSO) will present a special summer concert, “Echoes of Maud: A Tribute to Maud Powell,” celebrating the legacy of world-renowned violinist Maud Powell ahead of what would have been her 158th birthday.

The summer football offseason heats up after the Fourth of July. Three of the four Bureau County teams will be under new direction with Patrick Elder taking over as head coach at Bureau Valley, Nick Sterling as new head coach at Hall and Jack Brady the new head coach at St. Bede.