The Learn to Curl class will meet on Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m., beginning March 2 and continuing through March 23.

Karly Brown is a proud alum of Mendota High School and currently serves as a registered nurse at the OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota.

A Peoria woman charged with stealing merchandise from the Peru Kohl’s – and striking a store worker while making her getaway – will stay in La Salle County Jail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Ken Ficke, longtime member of Oglesby city gover

Firefighters responded to a large brush fire in the 26000 block of 2500 East Street on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 near Ohio. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm call was elevated to the second-alarm for the brush fire. Bureau County Fire departments from Princeton, Ohio, Malden and others assisted with the fire.

Toluca-Rutland firefighters were called to BNSF locomotive that was leaking fuel near the intersection of 2900 East Street and 500 North Avenue on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 near Toluca. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) call was sent out shortly after 1p.m but was canceled after firefighters were able to stop the leak quickly.

St. Bede Academy will host the annual eighth grade “Shadow Days” beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25, and running through March.

He’s charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding. The car, which was stolen, damaged a fire hydrant. Police say Jaymeson Pogreba was drinking and his license was revoked. Nevertheless, he won't be held in jail.

March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where La Salle, Bureau and Putnam county voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.