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Streator defeated Lisle 52-42 on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 in Pops Dale Gymnasium at Streator High School. With the victory, the Bulldogs won the Illinois Central Eight Conference title. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.


Firefighters responded to a large brush fire in the 26000 block of 2500 East Street on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 near Ohio. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm call was elevated to the second-alarm for the brush fire. Bureau County Fire departments from Princeton, Ohio, Malden and others assisted with the fire.





Kaneland defeated Ottawa 70-43 on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.


Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke in Peru on Oct. 26, 2021, seeking answers in the death of Jelani Day. Jackson, the Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, helped propel the civil rights movement in the decades following the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He died Tuesday at the age of 84.