Utica's St. Patrick's Parade is set for 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7.

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.

During the La Salle-Peru Township High School High Scholarship Legion Honors program on the evening of Feb 26, students were recognized for earning high scholarship status for multiple semesters.

Officials in several northern Illinois counties say regulating steer-tailing events at backyard rodeos is up to state legislators, but charges filed in McHenry County could prove otherwise

Illinois Valley Community College’s Jazz and Wind ensembles will perform concerts on Tuesday, March 3, and Thursday, March 5, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre.

An Ottawa man awaiting sentencing for attempted murder has hired a new lawyer. Anthony Brito’s new counsel will try to win Brito a new trial for the 2023 drive-by shooting in Ottawa.

Starved Rock Lodge and reelCreative have announced an expanded creative partnership to elevate the Lodge’s “Escape to Nature, Wake Up with Adventure” campaign while investing in new visual assets for 2026.

You’ll still have to check your speeds – Peru police will be watching – but the speed limit on Plank Road will be raised to 45 mph within city limits.

The four Bureau County Sheriff’s candidates made their case for why they’re best fit for the role on Tuesday night in Princeton.