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Blue Margaritas opens second Illinois Valley location in Princeton – shawlocal.com

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A Blue Margaritas Restaurant will be opening in Princeton at 105 Ave Road. (Stephanie Jaquins)
Blue Margaritas opened on Wednesday at 105 Ace Road in Princeton.
The restaurant specializes in traditional Mexican dishes inspired by cuisine from different regions of Mexico, according to its website.
Blue Margaritas opened its first Illinois Valley location in Oglesby in June 2023. The chain also operates locations in Germantown Hills, Peoria, Springfield and Washington.
The company was established in 2015.
For more information, visit bluemargaritas.com or find Blue Margaritas Mexican Bar & Grill Princeton on Facebook.
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Brush fire near Hennepin Canal brought under control near Princeton – shawlocal.com

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Heavy smoke blows over Interstate 180 about a half-mile south of the Illinois Route 26 and Interstate 180 intersection on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 near Princeton. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm (MABAS) was dispatched around 12:30p.m. Bureau County Fire departments from Bureau, Ladd, Wyanet, Princeton, Hennepin and others assisted with the brush fire. (Scott Anderson)
Firefighters put out an estimated half-mile-wide brush fire on Tuesday afternoon near Princeton.
The fire was located near the Hennepin Canal and just south of the Interstate 180, Route 26 intersection.
There were no injuries reported and information on the cause of the fire and any damage was not immediately available.
Smaller brush fires were also reported in Grand Ridge and Ottawa as of Tuesday afternoon.
Shaw Local News Network will update this story as more information becomes available.
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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Princeton Elementary School District 115 opens kindergarten registration – shawlocal.com

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Princeton Elementary School District 115 will hold kindergarten registration for new students and current Bright Beginnings Preschool students on Feb. 26 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Douglas gymnasium. (Shaw Local News Network)
Princeton Elementary School District 115 will hold kindergarten registration for new students and current Bright Beginnings Preschool students on Feb. 26 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Douglas gymnasium.
Parents must bring a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency at the time of registration. The registration fee is $90.
Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2026.
For alternate registration times or questions about the registration process, contact the District Office at 815-875-3162 or Douglas Elementary School at 815-872-9741.
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Princeton High School drama department to present ‘The Addams Family Musical’ – shawlocal.com

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Members of the Princeton High School Drama Department cast perform in “The Addams Family Musical: School Edition.” The spring musical will be presented Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 29, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door. (Photo provided by Megan Olson)
The Princeton High School Drama Department will present “The Addams Family Musical: School Edition” as its spring musical.
Performances will be on Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 29, at 2 p.m. All tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door.
“The Addams Family Musical” is a comical production that embraces the wackiness in every family and features an original story centered on a family dilemma: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family — a man her parents have never met.
When Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother, Gomez Addams faces an unprecedented challenge: keeping a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything changes for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
The PHS production features Bianka Nickelsen as Wednesday, Mia Sluis as Morticia, Andrew Stocking as Gomez, Mo Franklin as Pugsley, Lincoln Frost as Uncle Fester, Angela Frost as Grandma Addams and Jackson Drozda as Lurch.
Tyler VandeVenter appears as Lucas Beineke, Elin Workman as Alice Beineke and James Schillaci as Mal Beineke.
The ensemble of Addams Family ancestors features Anna Boughton, Eliana Carlson, Emma Carlson, Hanna Claiborne, Aishwarya Gheewala, Zach Harris, Tricia Kloepping, Grace Nesbitt, Aliyah Ringenberg, Lily Simpson, Alyssa Stewart, Kymber Thompson, Piper Wempe and Giavanna Weyer.
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Police Blotter: June 13, 2022 – Shaw Local

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Lorraine E. Happach, 87, of Sheffield was charged with operation of an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident at 10:06 a.m. on June 9 at 127 S. Main St and Railroad St. in Sheffield, the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said.
Hunter J. Pecher, 23, of Spring Valley was charged with operation of a vehicle when wanted under a criminal summons service warrant at 10:16 a.m. on June 10 at 22 Park Ave. in Princeton, the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said.
Austin R. Kraft, 24, of Mineral was charged with improper lane usage and failure to report an accident to police authority at 1:40 a.m. on June 11 on US Hwy 6 and 1.5 E 300 E St. in Sheffield, the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said.
Lashanda Taylor, 29, of South Bend, IN was charged with driving with a revoked or suspended license at 3:31 p.m. on June 11 on IL Hwy 40 and 2500 N Ave. in Walnut, the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said.
Koel R. W. Hjertstedt, 21, of Princeton was charged with speeding 26-35 mph over traffic laws at 7:27 p.m. on June 12 on Park Avenue and Hidden Lake Drive in Princeton, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said.
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