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Mendota defeated Ottawa 77-60 on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 at Mendota High School.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Monday's Hall at Princeton girls basketball game at Princeton

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Bald eagles have been spotted at Lock 19 along the Hennepin Canal on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 near Wyanet. The water at the Lock 19 doesn't completely freeze over allowing the birds to thrive over open water. Around a half-dozen eagles were spotted above the lock.

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The Chicago Bears lost to the Detroit Lions 19-16 in the regular season finale Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field in Chicago.

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Marquette defeated L-P 56-55 on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 in Bader Gymnasium at Marquette High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

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Here are Hal Adkins' photos of Tuesday's LaMoille Holiday Classic game with Wethersfield

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A 15-year-old passenger extinguished an electrical fire in his vehicle on Tuesday at a Casey's gas station in Peru. Jesus Gonzalez of Streator put out the blaze that occurred near a gas pump at the station on Shooting Park Road. The vehicle sustained interior damage and was awaiting a tow truck following the incident.

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Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Monday's game between Kaneland and La Salle-Peru at the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic.

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Take a look at some of the week’s best photos, captured by Illinois Valley photographers from Sunday, Dec. 21, to Saturday, Dec. 27.