2023 NewsTribune Boys Soccer All-Area Team
A look at the top boys soccer players in the NewsTribune area for the 2023 season.
Local Scene in the Illinois Valley: Performances, holiday markets highlight the weekend slate
A model train and toy show, an acoustic performance, a tribute to a country legend, trivia and Princeton’s annual Christmas Walk and Christkindl Markt highlight weekend activities in the Illinois Valley.
President Biden’s high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping underway in San Diego
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their high-stakes summit Wednesday afternoon, stating that their differences should not be an option for any conflicts between the two nations. The meeting, which is billed as the
Mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher sentenced to 21 months in prison
Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old student who shot his first-grade teacher in Virginia, was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for using marijuana while owning a firearm. Taylor son took her handgun to
Ashley McBryde adds 2024 dates to ‘The Devil I Know Tour’
Ashley McBryde has added additional dates to The Devil I Know Tour, kicking off the second leg on February 22nd in Charleston, SC with 30 more dates scheduled across the US through June 2024. The tour serves
Kenny Chesney shares new single “Take Her Home”
Kenny Chesney released a new romantic ballad, “Take Her Home.” Said Chesney on Instagram: “This song is everything life is made of in less than four minutes. It’s true, honest and all the stuff that’s easy to
2023 NewsTribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Mendota senior Izaiah Nanez is the 2023 NewsTribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year after helping the Trojans to 21 wins and a fifth consecutive regional title.
Guest column: Keep an eye on land adjacent to Starved Rock
Twelve years have passed yet here we are again, contesting the wrong. Destruction of that acreage adjacent to Starved Rock State Park would almost certainly set precedent for the eventual abandonment of our incomparable park.
Guest column: Keep an eye on land adjacent to Starved Rock
Twelve years have passed yet here we are again, contesting the wrong. Destruction of that acreage adjacent to Starved Rock State Park would almost certainly set precedent for the eventual abandonment of our incomparable park.