“Tarzan” will be presented Jan. 31 through Feb. 9 at Stage 212 in La Salle. Performances begin 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the box office 4 to 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday or by calling 815-224-3025 during those hours. Tickets may also be purchased online by visiting stage212.org.
Waterfalls, rivers and streams are completely frozen throughout the Illinois Valley as an Arctic blast brings frigid temperatures to the region.
The 8th annual NCI ARTworks Mat Hatter Ball was held on Friday at the Westclox building in Peru. Eight student honorees representing La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam Counties performed and presented their work.
An excavator demolished the former Midland States Bank building on Thursday at the southeast corner of Backbone Road and North Main Street in Princeton. The lot will be cleared and an Aldi will be built.
Newman hosts Hall in a TRAC East game Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 in boys basketball. Newman won 71-49.
Kaneland beat L-P 58-29 on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2024 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.
More than a dozen bald eagles gathered at the Lock 19 on the Hennepin Canal on Wednesday near Wyanet. About a 300-foot stretch of the canal remains unfrozen in that area allowing the eagles access to the waterway.
Streator beat L-P 58-50 on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.
Henry-Senachwine beat Seneca 51-42 on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 at Henry-Senachwine High School.