Protecting the Smallest Ears

Two recent grads at Penn invented a special hat for premature babies that protects their hearing. It’s a beanie that goes over their ears and filters out frequencies higher than 500 hertz. Too many hospital sounds like beeping can
Photos: Massive blaze engulfs structure near Earlville
Photos: Massive blaze engulfs structure near Earlville
Rock Falls man’s 2023 hit-and-run death yields 2-year probation sentence for Will County woman
A Lee County judge sentenced a Will County woman to 2 years of conditional discharge in connection with the December 2023 hit-and-run death of a Rock Falls pedestrian near Walton.
Projecting the Bureau County area girls subsectional seeds
Projecting the Bureau County area girls subsectional seeds
Projecting the Bureau County area girls subsectional seeds
Voting is underway by the coaches involved in girls subsectionals around the state with the seeds to be announced at 4 p.m. today and pairings on Friday. Here are Kevin Hieronymus’ projections for the Bureau County-area subsectionals
Annual Sauk Valley Wedding Expo set for Feb. 22 at Northland Mall
Couples planning their big day are invited to attend the annual Sauk Valley Wedding Expo, the area’s largest wedding showcase, from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22.
Mlakar of FSB Wealth Group recognized as Distinguished Financial Professional
Cassandre Mlakar, wealth adviser at FSB Wealth Group, Shannon, has earned a place among LPL Financial’s Institution Ascent Club Program for 2025.
University of Illinois Extension seeks youth for Horse and Hippology Club
University of Illinois Extension is seeking youth participants for a new Horse and Hippology Club in Bureau, La Salle, Marshall and Putnam counties.