Sterling event calls attention to overdose crisis: ‘Make some noise and be seen’
Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery will host an overdose awareness event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at the Grandon Civic Center, 304 Brinks Circle in Sterling.
Support Trinity UCC at Culver’s in Peru on Sept. 9
Streator strangulation case unlikely to go in 2025
Streator strangulation case unlikely to go in 2025

The window for Joshua Casey to stand trial for murder in 2025 is closing fast. Casey doesn’t have new trial dates and it looks unlikely he’ll get them before the holidays.
72-year-old Postcard

A post office in Illinois just came across a postcard a guy sent to his parents in 1953, but they never got it. No one’s sure where it’s been for the past 72 years, but they tracked down
Utica Welcome Center brings the art of Douglas Dalrymple to SRC

Heritage Corridor Destinations partners with NCIArtworks for series of pop-up gallery shows
Princeton Rotary refreshes Lovejoy Homestead fence ahead of festival
Princeton Rotary refreshes Lovejoy Homestead fence ahead of festival
Princeton Rotary refreshes Lovejoy Homestead fence ahead of festival
Volunteers spent 40 hours upgrading the fence and wrapped up on Saturday, Aug. 23, in time for this year’s Homestead Festival.
Henry unveils marker honoring Lincoln’s 1858 visit