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IMSA defeated Serena 60-38 during the Little Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinal game on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 at Somonauk High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

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Firefighters and EMS personnel from Utica, Tonica and Oglesby braved sub-zero temperatures Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, to conduct ice-rescue training on a private pond south of Utica. Wearing wetsuits, firefighters cut multiple holes through the ice while practicing rescue scenarios. The exercise focused on teaching new techniques to improve safety and efficiency during frozen-water emergencies.

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The Lady Bruins defeated the Hall Lady Devils 43-31 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Hall High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

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The Penguin Plunge was a successful fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Illinois, with participants taking frigid dives into the water at Skydive Chicago to raise money for the organization.

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Crews are preparing to demolish the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 in Streator. Last August, The Streator City Council approved a TIF Redevelopment Agreement with Beck Oil Company to open a gas station with a car wash in the 400 block of North Park Street. The church held its last service in 2010.

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Fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 3000 block of East 550th Road on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 in Mendota. The fire started in the chimney area. Fire departments from Troy Grove, Utica, La Salle, Peru, Mendota, and others across the region were dispatched shortly after 10p.m.

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The W.D. Boyce Council Lowaneu District held a Lowaneu Cub Scout Yukon on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Hall Township Echo Bluff Park in Spring Valley. Over 50 Cub Scouts from packs as far as Mackinaw attended the event. Scouts participated in crafts, cooking, cold first aid, slingshots, sledding and more. A Cub Scout Yukon is a Scouting America winter-themed, outdoor adventure event where scouts engage in cold-weather activities.

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Individuals from Amboy, Dixon, Hall-Putnam County, Mendota, Marquette, St. Bede Princeton, and Sandwich all competed during the Class 1A Regional meet on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Princeton High School.

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Crews are renovating the Appellate Courthouse on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in downtown Ottawa. The Appellate Courthouse is going through a renovation to make it more wheelchair accessible.