Mobile Food Pantry set for Oct. 30 at Bureau County Fairgrounds
The River Bend Food Bank will partner with Bureau County Food Pantry, Old Wheels Club, and First Lutheran Church to hold a mobile food pantry at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811
Princeton Fire Department holds annual open house
The Princeton Fire Department recently held its annual open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11.
Streator Plan Commission backs rezoning of Bridge Street storage

The Streator Plan Commission voted Tuesday to recommend rezoning a long-standing self-storage facility at 801 E. Bridge St. so it fully matches the city’s zoning code.
Sterling student named to Palmer Chiropractic’s dean’s list
David Tessmann of Sterling has been named to the 2025 spring trimester dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa.
Sauk Valley communities set trick-or-treat hours, Halloween events
With Halloween creeping closer, here is a list of trick-or-treat hours and other holiday and fall-themed events you can visit with your little ghosts and ghouls.
Ahead of Zelenskyy meeting at White House, Trump and Putin agree during call to an in-person meeting in Budapest

President Donald Trump held a call Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, one day before his scheduled White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington comes as Trump considers whether to
Pres. Trump confirms he authorized CIA operations in Venezuela

President Trump confirmed that he has authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela and conduct covert operations. The New York Times first reported the president’s authorization of CIA operations in Venezuela. The CIA declined to respond to
Brandi Carlile to release eight studio album ‘Returning to Myself’

Brandi Carlile will release her eighth studio album Returning to Myself on October 24. Carlile credits Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball as the musical inspiration for the new album, stating: “I’ve loved that album my whole life and
Hardy shares the video for ‘Bottomland’ from his new album ‘Country! Country!’

Hardy has shared the official music video for “Bottomland,” directed by Jay Miller and Caleb Donato. The song is taken from his new album, Country! Country!, which dropped last month. Country! Country! takes its name – literally