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A division of Shaw Media, the Bureau County Republican is a tri-weekly publication with a circulation of 6,850.
Princeton, Illinois
Joined January 2010
Five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area as the girls basketball postseason gets underway.
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Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 more are serving time for other violent offenses
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Bill Hunt of Oglesby announced his bid for election to the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
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Lynda Marlene Moshage of Waltham Township, rural Utica, recently announced her bid for Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees at the April 1 consolidated election.
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A preview of BCR area girls basketball regionals, including the Class 1A St. Bede, 2A Princeton and 2A Erie-Prophetstown regionals.
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If you're Ryan Poles, do you call Cleveland and offer the 10th overall pick and a second rounder next year for Myles Garrett? Marc Silverman explores the Bears offseason
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The Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary Club will host an Adult Pinewood Derby on Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Silver Dome, 105 Depot St., DePue.
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A model train and toy show, dozens of museums on display, a daddy-daughter dance, adult pinewood derby and art exhibit are among the event highlights this weekend in the Illinois Valley.
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Commissioner Roger Goodell and several NFL owners attended Virginia Halas McCaskey's funeral on Wednesday in Mount Prospect. Numerous former Chicago Bears players and coaches were also in attendance. McCaskey died last week at 102 years old.
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Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak
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Area girls teams ranked were No. 5 Sterling (25-5) and No. 7 Dixon (25-5) in 3A, No. 4 Byron (28-2) in 2A and No. 8 Wethersfield i24-4) in 1A and the Sherrard boys in 2A.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker made a “special announcement” on Friday: Illinois is renaming Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois” and annexing Green Bay, Wisconsin, “to protect itself against” the Green Bay Packers.
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BCR sports editor Kevin Hieronymus projects the seeds for the upcoming Class 1A and 2A boys basketball subsectionals based on strength of schedule and head-to-head play against the field. The seeds are scheduled to be released Thursday, with the pairing...
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Snow is falling across the Illinois Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. The National Weather Service predicts 3 to 5 inches of snow with higher amounts to the west when it's all said and done.
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A look at Bureau County area cancellations and postponements for Feb. 12
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued a 30-day suspension, effective immediately, on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets and auction markets in response to the ongoing threat of H5N1 avian flu
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Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan 10 counts and acquitted him of seven, but could not reach a decision on six counts
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Listen to the Walls 102 interview with Tyler Phillips and Sarah Jones of Illinois Valley Recovery, a non-profit created in 2024 to help the community with addiction and substance abuse
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Snow today, freezing drizzle along and south of Interstate 80, and more snow and colder temperatures in the forecast for Friday and Saturday in northern Illinois
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Businesses, organizations and events in and around La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties have announced closures and cancellations ahead of a predicted snowstorm Wednesday.
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