Princeton High JV Scholastic Bowl Team wins tournament trophy
Unknown Heroes

A woman from Michigan was visiting Chicago, left her purse on a park bench, and some jerk tried to take it. But two random women saw him rifling through it, wrestled the purse away, and left it at
Princeton churches to serve free Thanksgiving dinner
The Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton will partner with St. Louis Catholic Church and St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church to serve its 25th annual free Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27.
Princeton churches to serve free Thanksgiving dinner
Princeton churches to serve free Thanksgiving dinner
‘Somehow, we’ll figure it out’: The shutdown may be over, but Illinois Valley food pantries still are hurting

The people who run food pantries in the Illinois Valley will (mostly) meet their Thanksgiving goals. And, oh, are they grateful. But the pantries need more help to meet the growing need for Christmas food.
‘Somehow, we’ll figure it out’: The shutdown may be over, but Illinois Valley food pantries still are hurting
‘Somehow, we’ll figure it out’: The shutdown may be over, but Illinois Valley food pantries still are hurting
Dog perishes in Sterling house fire, resident taken to hospital for smoke inhalation treatment
The blaze broke out early Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, 2025, at 912 Locust St., Sterling, according to a Sterling Fire Department news release.
Mendota likely to trim its property tax rate