The Putnam County girls basketball team looked to be on its way to their first victory of the young season Tuesday at Streator. Instead, the host Streator Bulldogs got their first win, 37-24.

The Hall boys basketball team held off a late burst from Newark in Tuesday's late game of the Huskers Hardwood Tip-Off Tournament to open the season with a 54-40 victory.

The Marquette boys basketball broke open a tight game with a game-changing 18-0 first-half run and eventually captured their season opener on Tuesday night with a 75-20 victory over Earlville at the Huskers Hardwood Tip-Off Tournament at Serena High School.

The La Salle-Peru boys basketball team broke open a tight game with a spurt in the final minute of the third quarter and eventually registered a 56-44 win over Streator on Monday at the Dean Riley Shootin’ The Rock Thanksgiving Tournament in Kingman Gymnasium in Ottawa.

The Ottawa boys basketball team continued to build its lead after a solid start and eventually posted a 60-36 pool play triumph over Princeton in Monday's Dean Riley Shootin’ The Rock Thanksgiving Tournament at Kingman Gymnasium

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The Chicago Bears continued their winning ways Sunday with a 31-28 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Two fires broke out Friday afternoon at a Utica company and at a cemetery. The former drew firefighters while the latter drew the ire of village officials.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team got off to a fast start and continued to build its lead in a 45-28 triumph over Somonauk-Leland on Thursday at the Tim Humes Tournament at Somonauk High School.

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The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team took on the host team Somonauk-Leland Thursday night in the Tim Humes Breakout girls basketball tournament.