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Firefighters responded to a structure fire Wednesday night at a residence on Jennifer Avenue in Princeton, where damage was limited to the kitchen and living room areas. (Shaw Media)
A house fire in Princeton on Wednesday evening caused damage to a home on the 200 block of Jennifer Ave., according to the Princeton Fire Department.
According to a news release, fire crews were dispatched at 7:29 p.m. and arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the front of the home. Crews pulled a hose line through the front door and located the fire in the kitchen, where it was extinguished.
Firefighters conducted searches of the home, checked for fire extension and ventilated smoke from the structure. Officials said damage was confined to the kitchen and living room.
The fire was brought under control and put out at 7:57 p.m., and crews cleared the scene at 9:20 p.m.
The cause of the fire was determined to be unintentional. No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported. Wyanet and Bureau fire departments assisted at the scene. Spring Valley Fire Department and Peru EMS provided help as well.
Bill Freskos is a multimedia journalist based in the Illinois Valley. He covers hard news, local government, sports, business enterprise, and politics while contributing to Shaw Local Radio stations for Shaw Media across La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties.

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Nancy Gartner, regent of the Princeton-Illinois chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and Jenny Wheat, Northern Adult Education Coordinator for the Illinois Department of Corrections, pose together at the chapter’s February meeting. Wheat presented information on GED high school diploma programs for adults. (Photo provided by Princeton DAR)
The Princeton-Illinois chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met in February to celebrate Valentine’s Day and hear a presentation on adult education programs.
Chapter member Jenny Wheat, Northern Adult Education Coordinator for the Illinois Department of Corrections Office of Adult Education and Vocational Services, discussed how GED high school diploma programs can be made accessible to adults constrained by financial, family and other circumstances from completing their education.
“The program showed how the GED High School Diploma program can be made accessible with just the right person willing to help,” the chapter said.
The chapter’s March meeting will honor Bureau County youth who have been chosen as DAR Good Citizen representatives from their high schools and youth who participated in the American History Essay Contest.
About the Daughters of the American Revolution
The DAR provides opportunities to contribute to the community, honor patriots, veterans and current active military, preserve American history and make lifelong friendships while serving the community.
Any woman 18 and older may join by documenting her lineage to a man or woman who aided the cause of American Independence through military, civil or patriotic service. To find a local chapter, visit dar.org/membership.
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BUREAU Co., Ill. (KWQC) – Deputies said a 78-year-old man was airlifted after a truck and a train crashed Wednesday morning.
About 9:34 a.m., deputies responded to a crash involving a truck and a train in the 900 block of East Street, according to a news release.
Deputies said a 78-year-old man from Princeton, Illinois, was driving a truck north of East Street when it crashed with an Iowa Interstate train.
The driver was removed from the truck by emergency crews and airlifted, deputies said.
The crash is being investigated.
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Volunteers with Princeton Mobile Meals pick up meals for delivery. Warm meals are provided six days a week, and a brown bag sack lunch for Sunday can be delivered with Saturday’s meal if needed. (BCR photo)
Princeton Mobile Meals continues to need volunteers.
The organization delivers hot lunch meals and supper sack lunches to clients within the city of Princeton on Mondays through Saturdays with an option to purchase a cold sack lunch delivered on Saturday for a Sunday meal.
These are meals prepared at OSF St. Clare Medical Center accommodating individual diet demands at a very reasonable price. Volunteers would only have to spend about an hour, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., delivering these meals to individual homes or the Clark House or the High Rise.
This is a very necessary job for those that cannot get out or cannot fix their own meals. Please contact Deb Rabe now at volunteerrabe@yahoo.com or at 815-866-1963 to volunteer for this very essential task that would only take you an hour out of your whole week to do.
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OSF Healthcare has announced the addition of Jennifer Comerford, APRN, to its staff to better serve the community of Princeton and surrounding areas. (Photo provided by OSF Healthcare)
OSF Healthcare has announced the addition of Jennifer Comerford, APRN, to its staff to better serve the community of Princeton and surrounding areas.
Comerford began with OSF on Nov. 28 at the OSF Medical Group Office at 535 Park Ave. E.
Comerford joins the care team in Princeton and plans to offer a number of services including diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, preventative care and routine wellness checks.
Comerford received a Bachelor os Science from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Science in Nursing from Purdue University Global.
Call 815-875-4531 for more information about Comerford.
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Princeton High School has announced its first semester high honor and honor rolls for the 2022-2023 school year. (Shaw Local News Network)
Princeton High School has announced its first semester high honor and honor rolls for the 2022-2023 school year.
High honor roll
Onnestee Adams, Cameron Adkisson, Sophia Alt, Benjamin Anderson, Gracie Anderson, Nolan Anderson, Melany Arellano-Garcia, Noah Baker, Morgan Bartkiewicz, Levi Boggs, Wyatt Bohms, McKenzie Borys, Alexia Bouslog, Kiana Brokaw, Abigail Brown, Arthur Burden III, Connor Bushell, Sophia Carlson, Tessa Carlson, Anthony Carr, Tahleyah Carter, Selina Chin, Ace Christiansen, Xiomara Cortez, Landon Davis, Kaylee Dowda, Camryn Driscoll, Grace Eggers, Jaden Eggers, Alexis Emmett, Carson Etheridge, Casey Etheridge, Natasha Faber-Fox, Kambri Fisher, Morgan Foes, Miyah Fox, Olivia Fox, Morgan Franklin, Angela Frost, Emma Frost, Olivia Giaquinto, Emiliana Gonzalez, Austin Gordon, Mackenzie Gothard, Claire Grey, Ella Grey, Macey Hall, Lydia Hardy, Ellie Harp, Katelynn Hartmann, Adeline Hecht, Makayla Hecht, Connor Hickey, Mariah Hobson, Savannah Hollars, Micah Robert Hult, Isabella Ibarra, Kimberly Imsland, Anagrace Isaacson, Ryan Jagers, Lydia Johnson, Caroline Keutzer, Lily Keutzer, Jackson Killin, Ella Kinnamon, Dawsyn Kinsley, Christopher Kleckner, Nolan Kloepping, Jacob Knickerbocker, Braydyn Kruse, Emma Kruse-Carter, Noah LaPorte, Allie Leone, Josephina Leone, Kylen Lewis, Timothy Lewis, Olivia Longeville, Kathy Maciczak, Ashleigh Mack, Haylee Mancini, Joshua Martin, Noah Martin, Jackson Mason, Olivia Mattingly, Erin May, Kaitlyn McCarter, Emilee Merkel, Caitlin Meyer, Payne Miller, Kelsea Mongan, Ian Morris, Sydney Mount, Robert Nelson, Caleb Novak, Sophia Oester, Jack Orwig, Anisha Patel, Kailey Patterson, Kamryn Patterson, Karter Patterson, Andrew Peacock, Rhett Pearson, Hailee Pembleton, Tyson Phillips, Gavin Pinter, Riley Rauh, Jordan Reinhardt, Reese Reviglio, Morgan Richards, Ashley Richardson, Brennan Roden, Clayton Rokosz, Christian Rosario, Joshua Roth, Ella Rutledge, Sylvie Rutledge, Crawford Salisbury, James Schillaci, Nora Schneider, Norah Schultz, Brayden Schwartz, Sydney Scully, Brayden Shaw, Isaiah Shipley, Jadah Shipley, Alliyah Shurts, Christiane Sierens, Chase Sims, Jayden Sims, Matthew Sims, Emily Smith, Luke Smith, Michael Smith, Amelia Sommer, James Starkey III, Audrey Thompson, Grady Thompson, Makayla Thompson, Sadie Thornton, Arianne Tirao, Veronica Tirao, Kole Transou, Konner Tucker, Jordan VandeVenter, Kamden Wahlgren, Ethan Wallace, Madelyn Walters, Annaca Watson, Ashlynn Weber, Ellie Welte, Fiona Wempe, Isabella Whitfield, Maximus Wilborn, Bennett Williams, Kailee Winner, Samantha Woolley, Elin Workman, Chase Wright, Jesse Wright and Isaac Wright.
Honor roll
Ashley Anderson, Noah Bacorn, Aleaha Bice, Alexia Bohms, Georgie Breeding-Fulton, Stihl Brokaw, Addison Carr, Augie Christiansen, Daniel Cihocki, Addison Compton, Kaiden Coomer, Keighley Davis, Teegan Davis, Devin Dever, Madison Doran, Michael Ellis, Heather Elmore, Jayden Elmore, Tianna Epps, Morgan Forristall, Jayden Fulkerson, Olivia Funderberg, Olivia Gartin, Isabella Gibson, Gabriel Glass, Abby Goodrum, Common Green, Cayden Hansen, Gracelynn Hansen, Kaegan Hansen, Micah Harris, Kyle Jaeger, Ethan Janssen, Paige Jesse, Julia Johnson, Katherine Kammerer, Season Karns, Teresa Kelly, Grace Killin, Kelsea Klingenberg, Ava Knaak, Isaac Knickerbocker, Landen Koning, Cameron Lawrence, Connor Lemon, Anthony Lewis, Collin Lund, Madison Marquez, Jack May, Sean Maynard, Ely Mehlbrech, Chloe Miller, Grant Morse, Mariska Mount, Hailey Musgrave, Bianka Nickelsen, Liam Orozco, Joshua Orwig, Chloe Ostrowski, Alexander Parish, Kaylee Plymire, Brenna Powelson, Lea Quinlan, Ava Rousseau, Wesley Shofner, Elijah Skaggs, Katelyn Stanfield, Trinity Stopka, Anthony Vujanov, Avery Waca, Abigail Ward, Alexia Wawrzyniak and Adam Windham,
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The Hall Township Food Pantry held its annual Easter distribution on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the Hall Township Food Pantry in Spring Valley. 405 families signed up for this year's giveaway. Over 100 families were served within the first hour. The community donated bags of candy, with each family receiving an Easter bag. Some of those baskets included prizes.
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AARP will offer a driver safety refresher course April 13-14 at Mendota Area Senior Services, designed to help drivers 50 and older maintain driving competency and stay safe on the road.
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Princeton High School announced its students of the month for March 2024. (Shaw Local News Network)
Princeton High School announced its students of the month for March 2024.
Even though she is new to PHS this semester, she found success at her new school, according to Brody Anderson, social studies teacher. “She is a leader in the classroom and sets a good example that others follow,” Anderson said. “She is very intelligent and constantly participates in classroom discussions. She is extremely kind and respectful. Her thoughtfulness shines bright in the classroom.”
He comes to class with a positive attitude and is always ready to learn, according to Michael Fredericks, science teacher. “I can tell he enjoys the material,” Fredericks said. “Will asks great questions and wants to learn more. His personality is infectious. He is a bright spot in the classroom.”
“Alexandra has worked hard on her study habits this semester and it has reflected in her grades!” said Liana Stites, art teacher. “I’m proud of her hard work, her art, as well as her grades!”
“Haylee is a delight to have in class,” said Julie Kuhne, business teacher. “She is always excited to learn and be part of every conversation. She goes above and beyond both in and out of the classroom. She always has a smile on her face and is willing to help others along the way.”
“Brenden has done an amazing job taking responsibility for his grades and time this year,” said instructor Lindsay Philhower. “He’s honest and respectful and a lot of fun in the classroom. He’s willing to help others and go with the flow when needed.”
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