A Walnut home was a total loss Monday from fire after the chimney collapsed through the roof into the home, taking out the first floor.

Lucy Oetting scored 23 points to help lead Newman to a 56-29 win over Oregon and the Forreston boys fell at Dakota in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Sterling Police Department honored two of its own Monday with its Cadet T. Thorp Officer of the Year and Non-Sworn Employee of the Year awards.

Mangler: We know it’s cold but if you could brave the wind chill, we’d love to see you at the final weekend of “It Had To Be You.”

An autopsy Tuesday morning confirmed the identity of the victim, who resided at the Emerson home.

The list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

The Illinois State Police have announced that data from 2024 shows a decrease in shootings on Illinois interstate roads for the third year in a row.

The CHAD program began in 1992 as a result of a car crash involving 13-month-old Chad Bodine, whose babysitter was driving and was instantly killed, leaving emergency personnel unable to identify the injured child.

The voting was done by the community through social media.