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The Ottawa City Council will meet for their regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday to vote on agenda items tied to development and the city’s annual Festival of Lights plans.
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The La Salle City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 18, to consider special event permits, police hires and a redevelopment agreement involving downtown property.
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Festival 56 in Princeton announced its 2024 season will kick off Sunday, June 23. (Derek Barichello)
Festival 56 in Princeton announced its 2024 season will kick off Sunday, June 23.
“Shakespeare’s R&J” will kick off the season at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. June 23, June 26, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21 and July 24. Admission is free. This show is sponsored by Ollie’s and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The classic tale will be presented in a dynamic adaptation by Joe Calacro. This production will push the boundaries of what Shakespeare in the Park has been in years past. This reimagined adaption sees the play through the eyes of high school boarding students rehearsing the script together while discovering Shakespeare and themselves.
“It has the story of love and loss but in a totally different way,” said Jim Brigman, director. “Think ‘Dead Poets Society’ or ‘The Breakfast Club.’ Misfits who come together to do something amazing.”
Next, the Grace Theater, 316 S. Main St. in Princeton, will feature the musical “Best in Show.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. June 27-29, July 3 and July 5 and 2 p.m. June 30 and July 6-7. This production is sponsored by the Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist, and Johnson law firm.
“See Monsters of the Deep” is set for 2 p.m. June 29 and 7:30 p.m. July 2 and July 6. This production is co-sponsored by Bureau Valley Vision Care and Princeton Pharmacy.
The musical comedy “Urinetown” will have performances at 7:30 p.m. July 12 and July 16-19 at Grace Theater. There also will be shows at 2 p.m. July 13-14 and July 20-21. This show is funded with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The 2024 season will close with the musical “Grease” with performances at 7:30 p.m. July 25-26, July 30 and Aug. 1-2. Matinees are set for July 27-28, July 31 and Aug. 3-4.
There also will be cabarets featuring the talent of the cast at 7:30 p.m. June 22 and 10 p.m. July 5, July 19, July 26 and Aug. 2.
Festival 56 is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council.
Call 815-879-5656 to purchase your tickets or go to www.festival56.com.
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Edward Jones of Princeton made a $20,115 donation to the Second Story Teen Center on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the new building in Princeton. Gathered at the check presentation were (from left) Tracy Robbins-EJ-FA; Asriella Jameson-volunteer; Jeff Vanautreve,vco-owner; Paul Brandenburg, EJ-FA; Chris Kieffer, EJ-FA; (back) Tucker Nichols, EJ-FA; Ryan Blume, EJ-FA; and Dominic Schillaci, volunteer. (Scott Anderson)
Edward Jones offices of Princeton donated $20,115 for Second Story Teen Center’s new building project.
The new 6,000 square foot building is being constructed at 125 S. Main St.
Second Story Teen a nonprofit organization servicing Bureau County as a teen drop-in center for youth sixth through 12th grades from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 6:30 to 11 p.m. Friday.
On average 170 youths per week or just more than 8,000 youths were served in 2023. Each youth is served free meals and have the opportunity to visit with their friends and enjoy many various games. Throughout the year motivational speakers will visit. A food and clothing pantry is available to all youths. Two post secondary scholarship funds are available to teens seeking post-secondary education at colleges or trade schooling. For more information call 815-303-4111.
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ILLINOIS — Princeton College Review just released its ranking of the 391 best colleges in America, and 12 are in Illinois.
The schools on the 2026 Best Colleges list aren’t ranked; however, the top 25 colleges were ranked in 50 categories designed to help guide those making college choices to institutions that best fit their academic and personal needs.
They are also published in The Best 391 Colleges: 2026 Edition (Penguin Random House, $26.99), which went on sale Tuesday.
According to the rankings, the schools from Illinois named are:
All the ranking lists are based on The Princeton Review’s surveys of students attending the schools in the book who rate their own colleges on dozens of topics and report on their campus experiences at them. The rankings are based on data from the company’s surveys of 170,000 students at the 391 schools in the book (about 435 per school on average). The surveys were conducted in 2024–25 and/or the previous two academic years.
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The rankings are based entirely on students’ opinions of them, Rob Franek, The Princeton Review’s editor-in-chief and the book’s lead author, said in a news release.
“We don’t rank colleges based on our opinion of them, nor would we crown a school ‘best’ overall. It is what the students attending the colleges in this book tell us about their experiences at their schools that determines on which lists the schools appear in our book.”
A new ranking list — Most Politically Moderate Students — was added to the project this year in consideration of the rising political polarization in the country. It, as well as two related lists that have long been in the book — Most Politically Liberal Students and Most Politically Conservative Students — is based on a survey question that asks students their assessment of their personal political views.
Among colleges from Illinois on the list that received high marks in specific categories were:
A special feature in the new edition of the book identifies colleges in the book with compelling distinctions based on data from The Princeton Review’s institutional survey for the project. Among them are:
“The colleges we profile in our ‘Best Colleges’ book are a truly select group. They constitute only about 15 percent of America’s nearly 2,400 four-year institutions,” Franek said. “While they vary by locale, type, size, and campus culture, each one offers its students an academically outstanding undergraduate education. In our opinion, they are the nation’s best undergraduate colleges and ideal choices for students seeking their ‘best-fit’ college.”
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Princeton Rotary Club presented Terry Johnson from the Illinois Quilts of Valor with a check for $9,475 raised at the Rotary Annual Auction event held on Nov. 11, 2023. (Photo provided by Princeton Rotary)
Princeton Rotary Club presented Terry Johnson from the Illinois Quilts of Valor with a check for $9,475 raised at the Rotary annual auction event on Nov. 11.
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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 in the Bureau County Courthouse:
Oct. 1, 2021
Kelly and Michael McKune to Elizabeth Waddle, warranty deed, parts of Lots 7 and 8 in Behren’s Subdivision in Princeton, $114,000.
Elizabeth Waddle to Taran Sisk, warranty deed, part of Section 32 in Milo Township, $110,000.
Oct. 4, 2021
Bullington-Isaacson Construction Inc. to Dharma Veer Inc., warranty deed, Lots 98, 99 and 100 in Elston’s Addition in Princeton, $325,000.
Darrell and Laura Clifton to Sondgeroth Holdings LLC, warranty deed, part of Lot 13 in Block 22 in Spring Valley Coal Co. First Addition in Dalzell, $12,500.
Karen Barajas (tr) and Francis Liesse Declaration of Trust to Tana Shaw, trustees deed, Lot 6 in Fonderoli’s Addition in Dalzell, $135,000.
Oct. 5, 2021
Gina and Nicholas Vujanov to Doris and Frank Madsen, warranty deed, Lot 12 and parts of Lots 11 and 13 in East Addition in Princeton, $165,000.
Kory and Scott Wood to May and Randy Wood, joint tenancy deed, parts of Section 2 in Princeton Township, $200,000.
Winifred Murphy (decd), Patrick Murphey (ex) and Scott Murphey (ex) to David and Kimberly Morse, executor deed, parts of Lots 79 and 80 in Princeton, $60,000.
Betty Fitzpatrick to Michel Massamba, warranty deed, Lots 8 and 9 in Block 10 in Ohio, $82,500.
Oct. 7, 2021
James Parlier to Denisse Perez and Antonio Sanchez, warranty deed, part of Section 20 in Hall Township, $198,000.
Betty and Richard Malooley to Mark Giacalone, warranty deed, part of Section 26 in Hall Township, $6,500.
Oct. 8, 2021
Jill Swanson-Hullinger and William Hullinger to Dustin and Ruth Hale, joint tenancy deed, Lot 6 in Young and Shipp’s Subdivision in Princeton, $98,000.
Gina Blair, Sharon Bowen, Gary Dalzot and John Dalzot to Susan Tedrow, warranty deed, Lots 1 and 4 and part of Lot 5 in Block 5 in Nelson’s Third Subdivision in Spring Valley, $143,000.
Fox Real Estate Enterprises LLC to Kirby and Zachary Heward, warranty deed, part of Lot 9 in Princeton, $105,000.
April Buchanan and Adam Odell to Dawn and Michael Kramer, warranty deed, part of Section 28 in Selby Township, $257,000.
Lilley Preferred Solutions Corp. to Tyrone Johnson, warranty deed, part of Section 33 in Dover Township, $500,000.
Oct. 12, 2021
Chad, Kyle and Steven May to Emily and Justin Kelly, joint tenancy deed, part of Section 4 in Berlin Township, $245,000.
Robert Wilcox to Abby Nord, warranty deed, Lot 3 in Block 20 in North Addition in Princeton, $55,000.
James and Kathy Mix, warranty deed, Lot 4 in Block 125 in O’Beirnes’s Third Addition in Spring Valley, $175,000.
Angela and Giovanni Piccolo to Francisco Ramirez, warranty deed, Lot 1 in Block 32 in Spring Valley, $69,900.
Cynthia and Ronald Gisler to Juan Garcia, warranty deed, part of Section 15 in Hall Township, $35,000.
James Tisdale (decd), Isabella Tisdale and Terrance Tisdale to Michael Gibson, warranty deed, parts of Lots 6 and 7 in Block 4 in Sheffield, $33,000.
Community State Bank to Wendy Michlig, warranty deed, Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Block 5 in Manlius, $25,000.
Oct. 13, 2021
Jeffrey Fields and Colleen Martin to Jason Stuckey, warranty deed, part of Section 8 in Princeton Township and Lot 1 in Robert E. Bird’s Haven Addition in Princeton, $250,000.
Kent and Teri Smith to Jacob Smith, warranty deed, Lot 2 in Block 8 in Sheffield, $50,000.
Justin and Patricia Hudspith to Amie Alvarado and Jasen Nelson, warranty deed, Lot 7 and part of Lot 8 in Block 31 in Ladd, $117,000.
Faith and Winn Salander to Alberto Martinez Morales and Luz Martinez, warranty deed, part of Lot 1 in Block 6 in Glenn’s Third Addition in Spring Valley, $110,000.
Carole and Ronald Cordum to Nathan and Stephanie Sims, warranty deed, Lot 1 in Tiskilwa, $81,900.
Mark and Pamela Pierson to End-Hymns of Princeton, warranty deed, part of Section 15 in Princeton Township, $182,500.
Oct. 14, 2021
Nathan Moon to Marc Spanos, warranty deed, Lot 3 in Block 105 in O’Beirne’s Third Addition in Spring Valley, $82,000.
Home America Fund II LP to Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund LLC, warranty deed, parts of Lots 2 and 3 in Block 56 in Spring Valley, $22,948.
Kendra Wolford to Clifton and Jean Bush, warranty deed, part of Section 21 in Princeton Township, $160,000.
Oct. 15, 2021
Louis and Euryth Vickrey to Linda Ryan, warranty deed, Lot 5 and part of Lot 4 in South Addition in Walnut and part of Lot 1 in Third South Addition in Walnut, $81,900.
Deborah Brokaw to Donald and Erica Smith, warranty deed, Lots 1, 4 and 5 in Block 10 in Newman’s First Addition in Cherry, $125,000.
Bird Construction Company to Kristin Atchley, warranty deed, part of Lot 5 in Block 9 in Tiskilwa, $53,000.
DMB Resources Inc. to HDEZ LLC, warranty deed, Lot 20 in Block 4 in Ohio, $80,000.
Patricia Scott to Glen and Judith Wright, warranty deed, parts of Section 15 in Milo Township, $255,000.
Brett Lee to Nicholas and Shannon Becker, warranty deed, part of Lot 5 in East Addition in Tiskilwa, $55,000.
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