Illinois Valley Tumble Team claims two state titles
PERU — The Illinois Valley Y Tumbling and Trampoline team traveled with 24 of their athletes to the 2023 Northern Illinois USTA state competition in Bloomington this past Saturday. All 24 athletes qualified for the USTA National
Tracy Lawrence to release ‘Live at Billy Bob’s Texas’ album
Tracy Lawrence will release the album ‘Live at Billy Bob’s Texas’ everywhere on May 12th. The 18-track LP, recorded on October 8, 2022 inside the iconic Fort Worth, Texas venue, boasts a number of fan favorites and
The Super Mario Bros. Movie becomes first film of 2023 to gross $1 billion
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has become the first film released in 2023 to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The film is now just the fifth movie (and first animated film) since before the COVID-19
Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ officially canceled by Meta
Red Table Talk—the celebrity talk show co-hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith, and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris—has been canceled after five seasons. The cancellation of the series (which launched in 2018 on Meta’s streaming
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy vows support of Israel in speech to legislative body Knesset
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy delivered remarks before the Israeli Knesset, the national legislature of Israel. McCarthy led a bipartisan congressional delegation, consisting of 20 lawmakers, to the country to celebrate its 75th anniversary of independence. The trip is
Judge denies Trump’s mistrial motion in E. Jean Carroll case
On Monday, a federal judge in New York denied former President Donald Trump’s bid for a mistrial in writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit alleging that Trump raped her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. Trump’s
Coi Leray drops her latest single “My Body”
Coi Leray just dropped the song “Bops” a few days ago, and now the artist is sharing another new song, “My Body.” The back-to-back releases were produced by Johnny Goldstein, and arrive on the heels of Coi’s
Bald man caught in barbershop after shoplifting
Nottinghamshire, UK — A bald man in Nottinghamshire was arrested inside of a barber shop after he attempted to elude authorities. He allegedly stole a bag full of hair products at a local shop nearby.
10 things siblings do that get on your last nerve
It’s Brother’s and Sister’s Day, to celebrate, let’s chat a little about the things our siblings do that sometimes drive us crazy. Love hate relationships Older siblings abuse their authority, while younger siblings try to steal authority
LaSalle County awarded nearly $75,000 from the Illinois Travel and Tourism Grant Program
OTTAWA – LaSalle County was awarded nearly $75,000 from the state of Illinois Travel and Tourism Grant Program. Funded by a federal Economic Development Administration grant, over 50 grantees statewide received a portion of the $2.9 million