Talking the talk ... walking the walk

Donning ladies’ shoes and other women’s apparel, these “gentlemen” participated in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, an international men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. The march was held Saturday at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton and was sponsored by Princeton T ... Read More »

Local News

Armed robbery in Princeton

PRINCETON – Two people were arrested Saturday night following an armed robbery on Princeton's north end business district earlier in the afternoon. Princeton Police Chief Tom ... Read More »

Asking for federal $$$

PRINCETON – On Friday, Gov. Pat Quinn asked the federal government to add Bureau and 15 other Illinois counties to a recent federal disaster declaration for 11 counties hit by ... Read More »

Sports

A trio of medalists

CHARLESTON — Three Bureau County athletes brought home state medals from IHSA State Track and Field competition Saturday in Charleston.Making it to the medal stand in 1A were ... Read More »

Obituaries

Mary Brutcher

PRINCETON — Mary Christine Brutcher, 92, of Princeton passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. She was born April 1, 1921, in Buda to Jessie ... Read More »

Lifestyle

Award-winning Amelia Curran will perform Saturday at Princeton Coffeehouse

PRINCETON — Canadian singer-songwriter Amelia Curran will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Princeton Coffeehouse. Her appearance is the last show of the Coffeehouse’s 2012 ... Read More »

Education

Bureau Valley High School celebrates World Book Night

MANLIUS — World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person. Each year on April 23, tens of thousands of people go out int ... Read More »

Celebrations

Make Someone Happy

• Happy anniversary on Sunday to Marcel and Diane van den Borre. From your friends at Princeton Rotary.• Happy belated 14th birthday to Rachel Jensen. We love you dearly. God ... Read More »

Make Someone Happy

• Happy 14th birthday on Friday to Rachel Jensen. We love you forever, Mom, Dad and Abby. ... Read More »

Opinion

Protect my rights

On April 23, 2013, the Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 that Mainstream’s application is in compliance with the current Lee County Zoning Ordinance for Wind Energy ... Read More »

Opposing RICL

We adamantly oppose Rock Island Clean Line placing power transmission lines through our state of Illinois. The cost in our natural resources, health quality and finances would ... Read More »

Entertainment

Award-winning Amelia Curran will perform Saturday at Princeton Coffeehouse

PRINCETON — Canadian singer-songwriter Amelia Curran will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Princeton Coffeehouse. Her appearance is the last show of the Coffeehouse’s 2012 ... Read More »

Religion

Suderman will perform on Wednesday

Bryan Moyer Suderman will share his “songs of faith for small and tall” at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St. in Princeton. He has a knack for ... Read More »

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