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With cold temperatures predicted Tuesday morning, schools in La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties are taking precautions to keep students safe. (Christopher Braunschweig)
With cold temperatures predicted Tuesday morning, schools in La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties are taking precautions to keep students safe.
The forecast calls for wind chills as low as 25 to 30 degrees below zero, according to the National Weather Service. The cold could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes, the Weather Service said.
Here is a list of schools that have announced closures:
DePue Unit School District
La Salle Elementary
(La Salle) Trinity Catholic Academy
La Salle–Peru High School
Ladd Grade School
Marseilles Elementary School
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Grade School
Mendota Elementary
Mendota High School
(Mendota) Holy Cross School
Milton Pope Elementary
Oglesby Elementary
Ottawa High School
(Ottawa) Marquette Academy (both campuses)
Putnam County School District
Rutland Grade School
Seneca Grade School
Seneca High School
Spring Valley Elementary
Waltham Elementary
Here is a list of schools that have announced e-learning days:
La Moille Unit District
Ottawa Elementary Schools
Streator High School
Here is a list of schools with adapted schedules:
Princeton Elementary will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday because of the extreme cold forecast and wind chill advisory.
If you have a school, event or organization closure, send it to newsroom@mywebtimes.com for publication.
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PRINCETON – The Princeton Tigresses found a Rock Island Alleman team that visited Prouty Gym Saturday evening to be one that has simply reloaded from their meeting a year ago in the regional championship.
The Pioneers went on a 10-0 run to end the first quarter and outscored the Tigresses 13-7 in the second quarter to take a 32-15 halftime lead on the way to a runaway 58-33 victory.
Alleman beat PHS 58-27 in last year’s regional finals in Rock Island.
“They graduated quite a bit, but obviously bring back a lot of good players, too,” PHS coach Tiffany Gonigam. “They’re a very good team and play much different competition than we do. Night in and night out (in the Western Big Six), that’s a different style of ball.
“I’d like to think that we didn’t do ourselves any favors. I think we could have played them a little closer than we did. I think we got down on ourselves easy. There were some balls that I watched bounce across the floor that we could have given ourselves a better chance, and that’s a little disappointing.”
The Tigresses (11-7) stayed close only for the first four minutes of the game.
Junior point guard Camryn Driscoll scored on a layup as the result of a team steal on the press, and Olivia Mattingly hit a jumper just inside the arc from the top of the key to tie the game at 6-6. Reese Reviglio scored in the post on a pass from Driscoll to put PHS down by just one at 9-8.
Then the Pioneers (17-6) took off with their running game and never stopped.
Megan Hulke scored on a drive and then on the break followed by a runout by Alyssa Brinkman. Adalynn Voss hit a jumper and Brinkman scored again on putback to cap the Pioneers’ 10-0 run to take a 19-8 lead at quarter’s end.
Freshman Payton Brandt scored on a putback to open the second quarter and draw the Tigresses within 19-10, but they would trail by double digits the rest of the way.
Driscoll said the Pioneers beat the Tigresses at their own game.
“They were very good in transition and I feel like they just knew how to get it down the court,” she said. “Transition is definitely one of our strong suits and they were doing the same thing.”
Gonigam said the Tigresses can’t dwell on the loss with some tough games ahead.
“The thing is, at this time of year, and the schedule we’ve built for ourselves this year, we don’t have time to feel sorry for ourselves,” she said. “We have some big games coming up next week at Ottawa and Kewanee and then Sherrard, who’s ranked in state, comes to town next Saturday. These are the kind of games we want. We want to play tough competition and be exposed to what we need to do to get better.”
Driscoll led the Tigresses (11-7) with 11 points with Brandt (six points) and Reviglio (five) combining for 11 more.
Voss, who reached the 1,000-point mark recently, led the Pioneers with 12 points while Lilli Lempke and Brinkman added 10 each.
PHS junior Keighley Davis’ chase to 1,000 career points was put on hold for another night. She needed nine points, but managed just two points on 1-9 shooting from the field, going 0-2 at the free throw line, with a basket early in the third quarter.
“It’s going to happen next game. I really want it to,” Driscoll said. “I’m so excited for her to get it. We’ve been waiting for it for awhile and it’s going to come next game.”
“We look forward to celebrating a big milestone with her in the future. It will happen,” Gonigam said. “They’re a good team and shots were just hard to come by tonight.”
Davis will get her next shot at her milestone mark Tuesday when the Tigresses visit Ottawa on the front end of a girls-boys doubleheader at historic Kingman Gymnasium.
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(BCR photo)
Bureau County Sheriff
Deer accidents
A vehicle driven by Shelby L. Wagner, 30, of Wyanet struck a deer on Wyanet-Walnut Road near 1200 North Avenue near Wyanet at 6:07 a.m. Oct. 20.
A vehicle driven by Sara E. Compton, 42, of Putnam struck a deer at Princeton-Tiskilwa Road near Bureau Creek Bridge at 12:32 p.m. Oct. 20
A vehicle driven by Michael W. Hayden, 36, of Putnam struck a deer at Interstate 180 near Route 26, southeast of Princeton, at 2:12 p.m. Oct. 20.
A vehicle driven by Kyle C. Mackie, 19, of Princeton struck a deer on 1250 North Avenue, one mile east of Buda, at 7:24 p.m. Oct. 21.
A vehicle driven by Pamela J. Friel, 47, of Tiskilwa struck a deer on 1890 East Street near 1080 North Avenue near Tiskilwa at 10:26 p.m. Oct. 22.
Traffic stops
Robert C. Grush, 27, of Spring Valley was charged with speeding on Route 6 at Monterey Mushrooms southeast of Princeton at 10:51 p.m. Oct. 20.
Webb W. Maurer, 23, of Carlock, Ill. was charged with disobeying a stop sign after an auto accident with Kyle A. Balog, 29, of LaMoille on Route 34 near 1800 North Avenue, northeast of Princeton. at 12:28 p.m. Oct. 19.
Traffic accidents
Cael A. Davis, 19, of Princeton was involved in an auto accident at 1800 East Street near 1480 North Avenue near Princeton at 2:37 p.m. Oct. 21.
Dustin L. Chasteen, 34, of Kewanee was involved in an auto accident at Kentville Road near 1000 East Street near Buda at 3:46 a.m. Oct. 22.
Steven J. Trueblood, 55, of Washington and Christopher A. Steele, 49, of Ladd were involved in an auto accident at 14475 Route 26 near Princeton at 3:09 p.m. Oct. 22.
Darren P. Anderson, 58, of Dixon was involved in an auto accident at Route 89 near 1900 North Avenue near Arlington at 11:41 a.m. Oct. 23.
Michael P. Porath, 44, of Rock Falls and Olive Herrmann, 84, of an unspecified address, were involved in a car vs. tractor accident at Route 92 near 700 East Street near Walnut at 6:37 p.m. Oct. 23.
Mohannad T. Daqdouq, 38, of Palos Hills was involved in an auto accident on Route 6 at Coal Hollow at 5:42 p.m. Oct. 24.
Illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor
A 17 year-old Arlington boy was charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor and driving with a suspended/revoked license on 3200 East Street near 2400 North Avenue near LaMoille at 12:57 a.m. Oct. 23.
Domestic battery
Eric M.A. Rauh, 20, of Princeton was charged with domestic battery in the 300 block of A Street in Buda at 6:06 p.m. Oct. 23.
Warrant arrest
Alex J. Brown, 23, of Streator was picked up in the 700 block of South Main Street in Princeton at 9:48 a.m. Oct. 25 on a warrant for failure to appear.
Princeton Police
Criminal trespass
Melissa J. Willstead, 28, homeless was charged with criminal trespass to vehicle in the 400 block of South Main Street at 10:50 a.m. Oct. 23.
Spring Valley Police
Traffic stops
Jonathan J. Parks, 42, of Spring Valley was charged with driving with a suspended license on Route 29 near Briarcliff Drive at 8:25 p.m. Oct. 15.
Marcos Medina, 25, of Spring Valley was charged with driving with a suspended license in the intersection of Dakota and Richards streets at 2:40 a.m. Oct. 21.
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A man reported missing from the Champaign area has been identified as the individual found dead June 8 at the decommissioned Cherry Mine, Bureau County Sheriff James Reed said Thursday in a news release. (Scott Anderson)
A man reported missing from the Champaign area has been identified as the person found dead June 8 at the decommissioned Cherry Mine, Bureau County Sheriff James Reed said Thursday in a news release.
Jaylyon Anthony Rucker, 20, was reported missing March 24 from the Champaign area, according to police records.
Reed said the case is an active murder investigation and urged anyone to come forward with information to the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Unit by calling 815-875-3344.
“A Crime Stoppers reward will also be made available for information that leads to an arrest,” he said.
Authorities first mentioned homicide after the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois Valley Special Response Team executed a search warrant Sept. 17 in the 300 block of North Steele Street in Cherry.
Bureau County Coroner Alexandria Wamhoff said an autopsy was conducted on the man June 11, but due to the level of decomposition, no identification could be made at the time. She said the coroner’s office enlisted the assistance of forensic anthropologists, a forensic odontologist and DNA analysis.
Deputies were dispatched to the mine at 3:54 p.m. June 8 for the discovery.
Reed said the case remains under investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
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Rev. Marvin and Peggy Strom celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 22. The couple was married on June 22, 1963 in the First Baptist Church in Belding, Michigan. (Photo provided by Marvin Strom)
Rev. Marvin and Peggy Strom celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 22. The couple was married on June 22, 1963 in the First Baptist Church in Belding, Michigan.
The couple has resided in Princeton for 20 years and are the parents of three sons and grandparents of seven grandchildren.
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Michael Zearing, Princeton planning and zoning administrator, said Jan. 6 the city had four new commercial projects constructed in 2024 for a total of $4 million on the commercial side and about five residential units for a total of about $1.5 million on the residential side. (Scott Anderson)
Michael Zearing, Princeton planning and zoning administrator, said Jan. 6 the city had four new commercial projects constructed in 2024 for a total of $4 million on the commercial side and about five residential units for a total of about $1.5 million on the residential side. Zearing said new construction included a tear down and rebuild at 503 E. Thompson St. and the building of a duplex and a triplex.

City adopts updated codes

The Princeton City Council adopted the 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 International Existing Building Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and 2021 International Fire Code.
Zearing said the city elected to go with the 2021 codes, instead of the 2024, because there would be training more readily available for the 2021 codes.
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Princeton Mayor Ray Mabry warned extended stay facilities, such as Airbnb or Vrbo, to collect the city’s 5% pillow tax. (Shaw Local News Network)
Princeton Mayor Ray Mabry warned extended stay facilities, such as Airbnb or Vrbo, to collect the city’s 5% pillow tax.
The mayor said at the Jan. 6 Princeton City Council meeting hotel operators have to collect the 5% and turn it over to the city, which is used primarily for tourism operations.
He said there are 28 extended stay units that house people on a regular basis and they have to follow the same code as hotels. Mabry said the city will enforce any extended stay facilities that do not collect this tax and return it to the city.
Council member Jerry Neumann also said he reminds extended stay operators to make sure their facilities are safe and have adequate services, such as garbage collection.
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Princeton’s Noah LaPorte celebrates with teammate Cade Odell and Ace Christiansen after scoring a touchdown against Oregon during the Class 3A playoff game at Princeton High School. (Scott Anderson)
Princeton faces Chicago King in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Kevin Hieronymus will have live updates, scores and news from the game.
Princeton vs. Chicago King kickoff: 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Gately Stadium
Princeton-King preview
Noteworthy: This will be Princeton’s second playoff game against a Chicago Public League School and third meeting overall.
About the Jaguars: Basketball has been king traditionally for the Jaquars. Sonny Cox’s Jaguars made six Class AA state appearances from 1986-99, winning three state championships with one runner-up finish and two thirds. In football, King has made the playoffs 14 times, but has only won four of 17 games and has yet to win a second-round contest. … King knocked off No. 5 Chicago Marshall 40-8 at crosstown Rockne Stadium in first-round action. After dropping its first two games of the season, King rebounded to win its next six before forfeiting to Chicago Bogan in Week 9, which allowed Bogan to qualify for the playoffs at 5-5. .. The Jaquars are a passing team with senior QB Jaden Thomas completing 53 of 99 passes for 978 yards and 14 TDs. He has three receivers with 11 receptions and 179 yards or more. Thomas (23-322, 3 TDs) is also the Jaguars’ second-leading rusher with 322 yards and 3 TDs on 23 carries. The Jaguars have tallied 1,022 yards total with 19 TDs. … King won the CPL White South Conference Championship at 6-1. “We have a very tough, young and talented team who plays hard. We are graduating 13 seniors,” coach Abdullah Asad said. The King coach said he doesn’t know much about Princeton, but “that they have made deep state playoff runs in the past three seasons.” … The Jaguars have outscored their opponents in their nine contested games, 336-83 (37.3-9.2). … Playoff history: Appearances – 14. Consecutive – 1; Record – 4-13. Farthest advancement – second round, three times.
About the Tigers: The Tigers are 13-6 in the playoffs under coach Ryan Pearson, seeking their fifth straight quarterfinals appearance. They have won three of four road playoff games since he arrived in 2017, making their first appearance in 2018. … In Princeton’s 40-8 win over Oregon in the first round, the Tigers defense limited Oregon to just 50 yards rushing until the Hawks broke off a 65-yard TD run late in the game. A late first half 60-yard TD reception from QB Will Lott to Noah LaPorte gave the Tigers an 18-0 halftime lead and a much-needed spark. Junior RB Casey Etheridge rushed for 150 yards and two TDs Friday and now leads the area with 1,424 yards and 22 TDs. … The Tigers have outscored their final five opponents 256-56 (51.2-11.2) since taking a 31-3 stumble in Week 5 at Monmouth-Roseville. … This is the second time Princeton has met a Chicago Public League School team in the second round of the playoffs. The Tigers defeated Chicago Raby 43-8 in 2015 at Bryant Field before suffering their first loss of the year to IC Catholic (37-12) in the quarterfinals. In its only other matchup with the CPL, Princeton beat Chicago Collins 55-0 in regular season play in 2004 in Chicago. … Princeton is 7-2 in second-round play, 3-1 in road games. … Playoff history: Appearances – 16. Consecutive – 7; Record – 21-14. Farthest advancement – 3A runner-up (1989).
Next: The winner will face the winner of No. 1 Byron (10-0) at No. 9 Montini (8-2) in the quarterfinals. Princeton would host Montini and travel to Byron.
Friday Night Drive pick: Princeton
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The Bureau County Courthouse is at 700 S. Main Street in Princeton. (BCR file)
The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office:
Eileen Wright to Jonah Johnson and Lauren Wirth, joint tenancy deed, part of Lot 10, part of Lot 11 and part of Lot 12 in Waller’s Subdivision of Lot 99 in Princeton, $79,000.
James Martin to Jeff Piper, warranty deed, LT 4-G in Innsbruck Village Condominium in Princeton, $96,950.
Kaliesha and Travis Miller to Ashley Gunsallus, warranty deed, part of Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 in Block 22 in Sheffield, $110,000.
John Van Osdol (tr) and Joyce Winch Trust to Heading Farms LLC, trustees’ deed, part of Section 5 in Gold Township, $781,116.
John Van Osdol (tr) and Joyce Winch Trust to K and E Limited Partnership, trustees’ deed, parts of Section 4, parts of Section 5 and parts of Section 7 in Gold Township, $5,460,453.
Michael Maynard to John and Michelle Ganschow, warranty deed, Lot 6 in Homeway Addition in Walnut, $85,000.
Brian and Luanne Webber to Les Strouss, warranty deed, Block 4 in Ingall’s Addition in Dover, $40,000.
Richard Ryan to James Foster, warranty deed, Lots 4 and 5 in Block 6 in Wyanet, $105,000.
Todd Kelly, Troy Kelly and Terri Stone to Frank Ostir, warranty deed, Lots 3, 4 and 5 in Block 7 in Neponset., $124,000.
Carolyn Burns (tr), Cheryl Krase Special Needs Trust and Kathleen Krase Special Needs Trust to Plum Salisbury, trustees’ deed, Lot 5 in Block 1 and part of Lot 6 in Block 1 in Backstrand’s Addition in Princeton, $130,000.
Leroy Heinzeroth (AIF) and Marsha Sporleder to T & T Family Rentals LLC, warranty deed, parts of Lot 9 in Fairview Subdivision in Princeton, $57,000.
James McCune to Jordan and Morgan Johnson, warranty deed, Lots 1 and 2 in Block 2 in Yerk’s Addition in Walnut, $150,000.
Mary Carls, Mary DeAngelo, Mary Frasor, Mary Tomsha, Richard Verucchi and Mary Yerly to 815 Real Estate LLC, warranty deed, Lot 13 in Block 90 in O’Beirne’s Second Addition in Spring Valley, $120,000.
Elizabeth Rhodes (tr), Donald Rhodes Trust and Marjorie Rhodes Trust to Ham Capital LLC, trustees’ deed, Lot 17 in Block 35 in Greenwood’s Addition in Spring Valley, $55,000.
Frances Njuguna and Claire Pamisa to Alvin Paras, warranty deed, Lots 162 and 163 in Lake Thunderbird Grove, Sec 9-14-9, $7,000.
Elaine Kelm and Karla Miller (AIF) to Douglas and Marsha Reno, warranty deed, parts of Lot 2 in Thomas Park Addition in Sheffield, $105,000.
Harold Miller Living Trust and Timothy Miller (tr) to Grove Hill MHP LLC, warranty deed, parts of Sections 17 and 18 in Princeton Township, $1,000,000.
Rebecca Scott to Nolan Scott, warranty deed, part of Lot 112 in Princeton, $135,000.
Allen Ericsson to Daniel Langford LLC, warranty deed, part of Section 17 in Manlius Township, $53,500.
Perry Bailey (decd) and John Bailey (ex) to Janelle and Joseph McCarter, executor deed, part of Lot 202 and part of Lot 203 in Elston’s Addition in Princeton, $80,000.
Joy Johnson to Leonard Rivas Jr. and Marie Rivas, warranty deed, part of Section 8 in Princeton Township, $209,900.
Elizabeth and Jeremy Zawistowski to Alan Davis, warranty deed, Lot 7 in Friel’s First Addition in Tiskilwa, $185,000.
Jason Spayer to Rubi Felix and Dennis Salgado, warranty deed, Lot 8 in Block 68 in Dalzell’s Third Addition in Spring Valley, $62,500.
John Johnson to Mia Ochoa, warranty deed, Lot 42 and part of Lot 41 in Elston’s Addition in Princeton, $155,500.
Joseph and Phyllis Sledgister to Lilley Transport Inc., warranty deed, parts of Section 4 in Princeton Township, $120,000.
Bird Construction Company Inc. and Paulette Bird to Jake and Kyndra Neumann, warranty deed, Lot 221 in Bird Haven South Phase II in Princeton, $185,000.
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Eureka Savings Bank donated $7,000 to Horizon house of the Illinois Vallley on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at Horion House in La Salle. Gathered at the check presentation were (from left) Michelle Rich, Horizon House CEO, Sarah Landeros and Stacie Sines from Eureka Savings Bank and John McCormick, president of Eureka Savings Bank. The money will go to the Horizon House United Future Building Project. (Photo Provided By Carol Fesco)
Eureka Savings Bank is making an investment in the future of Horizon House with a $7,000 contribution to the HH United Future Building Project.
Earlier this year, Horizon House kicked off the HH United Future Building Project to consolidate its two large administrative/warehouse buildings into one site at their Plank Road location. The Plank Road building is being rebuilt completely to an innovative redesign to allow HH to operate more efficiently, respond to service delivery changes and anticipate future service needs.
To prepare for this project, all of the office staff who were working in the Plank Road building have temporarily relocated to HH building at 4140 Progress Blvd. in Peru. The individuals who were receiving day services at Plank Road are being served in two community locations.
Throughout the years, HH has made many significant physical and programmatic changes in response to the shifting needs of the people with disabilities they serve. Their ability over the years to embrace change has enabled them to survive, thrive, and become the Horizon House they are today.
“We are excited to help Horizon House with their building project?” said John McCormick, Eureka Savings Bank president. “Horizon House continues to admirably serve our community and Eureka Savings Bank is proud to be involved with them. Similar to us, they are always looking for the best ways to serve their clients and communities.”
The HH United Future Building Project will ensure that Horizon House will be the first choice of people with developmental disabilities for opportunities to learn, grow, thrive and connect for many years to come.
To learn more about the Horizon House United Future Building Project, contact Carol Fesco at 815-223-4488 ext. 103 or cfesco@hhperu.org.
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