David Boelk: We are improving our downtown and enhancing our parks to have a nice place for employees to want to live

Taking a look inside the numbers with a running play by play and boxscore from Wednesday's Princeton vs. Byron sectional semifinal game at Marengo. Princeton won 46-42.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Wednesday's Princeton/Byron sectional semifinal basketball game at Marengo. The Tigers of Princeton won 46-42 to advance to Friday's championship game against Rock Falls.

The second annual Illinois Valley Library Road Trip begins April 6.

The La Salle County Historical Society will honor benefactor Edmund B. Thornton by dedicating the Canal Warehouse Museum in his name at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 9, at 101 E. Canal St., Utica.

Lent has begun. And that means Friday fish fries across the region. Here are some fish fries planned in La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.

The La Salle Public Library will host an Oreo Taste Test at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11.

5 things to do in the Illinois Valley includes a dixieland banjo band, a symphony orchestra, day trivia, a sports card and collectibles show and Mad Hatter's Tea.

People who’ve experienced the death of a loved one or friend are invited to the GriefShare support group at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St. in Princeton.