Peru

The L-P baseball team beat Princeton and more baseball, softball, soccer and track and field results in Saturday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

La Salle County 4-H and Hy-Vee of Peru are hosting a series of free spring planting workshops for children over the next two months.

Athletes from St. Bede, Henry-Midland, Putnam County, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley medaled at the Illinois Prep Top Times meet along with baseball, softball and soccer results in Friday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

This spring, La Salle and Bureau county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

A look at the best girls bowlers in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

L-P's Kamryn Oscepinski had a 185.6 average and shined in the postseason, placing eighth in the state tournament. For all she accomplished this season, Oscepinski is the 2024-25 NewsTribune Girls Bowler of the Year.

Peru Mayor Ken Kolowski spoke with Illinois Valley Editor Derek Barichello on the issues facing Peru ahead of the April 1 election

A power outage at Epsilyte in Peru led to a safety foam being activated and an odor to be released into the air.

The Epsilyte LLC plant in Peru lost power to its facility causing the smell of a polymer to be released into the air.

A La Salle man faces up to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to felony charges stemming from a gun and drug seizure.

Sixty-five members of the La Salle-Peru High School class of 2025 were inducted into the L-P Honor Society this week.

The Putnam County baseball team rallied for a win, St. Bede softball won big and more baseball and softball results in Thursday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

Seven Illinois Valley mayors spoke Wednesday about their cities during the State of the Cities luncheon coordinated by the Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce.

The St. Bede softball and baseball teams won conference games and more softball and baseball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

Following the success of the November referendum, the municipal pool remains at the forefront of Peru residents’ minds ahead of the April 1 election.

The Prairie Singers are hosting a series of concerts starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3 at St. Michael's in Streator, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6 at St. Bede in Peru, 7 p.m. at St. Patrick's in Ottawa, and then at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13 at St. Patrick's in Seneca.

Multiple companies jumped into action Tuesday to rescue a cat stuck in a tree in Peru.

A Streator man accused of strangling a woman was indicted Tuesday for murder.

The L-P baseball team beat Hall and more baseball, softball and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

The L-P softball team scored six runs in the first inning, and two Cavaliers pitchers combined for a no-hitter in a 10-0, five-inning victory over Princeton on Tuesday.

Photos from Tuesday of the aftermath of the fire located at the former Platform 31 tavern on Water Street in Peru. The three-alarm fire started Monday morning. The building is a total loss.

Peru mayor candidate Doug Bernabei spoke with Illinois Valley Editor Derek Barichello on the issues facing Peru ahead of the April 1 election

Peru firefighters raced to Water Street on Monday morning, and quickly sent for reinforcements, after a closed tavern caught fire.

A look at the best boys bowlers in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa will seek to close its five-bed intensive care unit and 14-bed obstetrics services, as facilities at OSF St. Elizabeth in Peru prepare to take their place.

Peru’s “signature event” the TBM Avenger Reunion Show, hit new cinematic heights during Monday’s Peru City Council meeting.

La Salle-Peru put runners on second and third base with one out in the seventh inning but couldn't push across a run in a 7-6 loss to Pontiac on Monday.

Firefighters responded to a structure fire at the former Platform 31 tavern on Monday on Water Street in Peru. The fire broke out just after 8:30 a.m. Peru Fire upgraded the scene to a third alarm, summoning fire departments from La Salle, Utica, Mendota, Tonica, Ottawa, Ladd, Spring Valley, Lostant, Cedar Point and Troy Grove.

La Salle-Peru junior Kiely Domyancich went 34-4 and became the first female in L-P history to win a state wrestling medal.

A look at the best girls wrestlers in the NewsTribune area during the 2024-25 season.

Twenty-four local volunteers went bald during the 18th annual Illinois Valley Emergency Services St. Baldrick's event on Sunday at Senicas Oak Ridge in La Salle. More than $14,000 was raised during the event. The Illinois Valley Emergency Services St. Baldrick's event has shaved more than 1,000 heads and collected $275,000 since it began in 2007.

The L-P baseball and softball teams won and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Maria’s Pizza closed after 20 years in business.

Here is a look ahead at some of the events or meetings coming up in the next week in the Illinois Valley.

The L-P baseball team earned its first win of the season, and more baseball, softball and track results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Mendota and Princeton boys tennis teams for the 2025 season.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, DePue-Hall, Mendota and Princeton girls soccer teams for the 2025 season.

Two judges and a former state’s attorney are among the 11 applicants for the circuit judgeship vacated by Cynthia M. Raccuglia, who retired recently due to medical issues.

The Spring Valley C.C.S.D. Foundation announced its 2025 hall of fame inductee Christopher Leonard.

Peru police officers will be swapping out their shields and opting for blue in the month of April for Autism Awareness.

A look at the top boys wrestlers in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

Peru Elementary Superintendent Jamie Craven said on Wednesday decisions on how to fund an estimated $5.3 million expansion at Northview School must be made in the next few months.

The United States Air Force brought one of its “Own The Sky,” a USAF Virtual Airborne Experience mobile units to La Salle-Peru High School on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in the Dolan Building parking lot. Students had the option to pilot an F-35 fighter through a canyon using a real-life throttle and flight stick The simulator was brought to La Salle-Peru High School with the help of the U.S. Air Force recruitment office inside the Peru Mall.

The La Salle-Peru High School Renaissance Students of the Month were recognized Wednesday during a breakfast ceremony.

The Zonta Club of the La Salle-Peru Area hosted a spring workshop at Illinois Valley Community College recently, an event attended by women in leadership from across the central and northern Illinois region.

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently welcomed two new board members who have a history of business success and nonprofit leadership.

The St. Bede baseball team and Henry-Senachwine softball team opened their seasons with wins and more baseball, softball and track results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede has hired Nicole Trenka as its next volleyball coach. Trenka played Division I volleyball at St. Mary's College of California, has coached club volleyball and served as an assistant at La Salle-Peru.

Kirill Swiderski, a representative of Chosen People Ministries, will speak at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 23, in First Congregational Church of Peru, 1431 Fourth St., Peru.

Jack Brady, a St. Bede alumnus and assistant coach, has been promoted to head football coach at St. Bede. He succeeds Jim Eustice, who resigned to take job at Mendota. Nicole Trenka was hired as the St. Bede varsity volleyball coach this fall. She follows Kaitlyn Edgecomb.