Ava Easter closes Festival 56’s Sound Stage series Jan. 24
Ava Easter will perform the final show in Festival 56’s 2025-2026 Sound Stage series at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Grace Theater in Princeton.
Marseilles awarded grant for infrastructure improvements
The city of Marseilles was awarded $1,000,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to support essential infrastructure improvements.
Streator library to host mini golf fundraiser this month
The Streator Public Library is set to host its fourth annual “Carnegie Challenge” mini golf fundraiser later this month at the library.
Anderson formally installed as Peru patrol sergeant
It’s official: Brad Anderson is now a sergeant with the Peru Police Department.
Anderson formally installed as Peru patrol sergeant
State Sen. Rezin reacts to passage of energy reform bill
Gov. JB Pritzker signed an energy reform package Thursday aimed at bolstering the state’s power grids amid projected energy shortages.
State Sen. Rezin reacts to passage of energy reform bill
Sen. Mark Kelly sues Hegseth, Pentagon over attempt to cut retirement rank and pay

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., has filed a federal lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon, seeking to stop what he calls an unprecedented and unconstitutional effort to punish him by lowering his military retirement rank
Charges upgraded for doctor accused of killing ex-wife and her husband; waives extradition to Ohio

An Illinois doctor accused of killing his ex-wife and her current husband in their Columbus, Ohio, home is now facing more serious charges, as authorities prepare to return him to Ohio for prosecution. Michael David McKee, 39,
Brooks Koepka to face penalties after leaving LIV Golf to return to PGA Tour

Brooks Koepka is officially heading back to the PGA Tour in January 2026 after leaving LIV Golf in late December, following approval of a newly created “Returning Member Program” designed to bring select elite players back to