Depue News

Carol Greathouse of DePue submitted this photo of the DePue High School basketball team in 1950.

Two 18-year-old women convicted of kidnapping another female teen in December were sentenced Thursday in LaSalle County court.

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Fun fair DEPUE - A Child Awareness Fun Fair, sponsored by AMVETS 26 and the DePue VFW, will be Sept.

Tom McGunnigal, St. Bede Academy admission director, has announced 16 St. Bede sophomores have become student ambassadors.

Jessica Saephan gets ready to walk down the aisle to receive her high school diploma, while classmate Karina Gavina gives her a helping hand with her graduation cap.

The DePue/Bureau County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the DePue VFW Hall.

Two 18-year-old women pleaded guilty Thursday in LaSalle County court to kidnapping another female teen in December.

Scholarship At St. Bede The Rev. Philip Davey accepts a donation to the Tyler J. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund, an endowment established in memory of the St. via The Times

The Better Business Bureau of Chicago & Northern Illinois is warning consumers to be on the watch for HDTV scam artists as consumers prepare for television stations' switchover from analog to digital signals. via Chicago Sun-Times

“That's kind of putting all your eggs in one basket.”

Like all central Illinois grain farmers, Larry Beaty faces a mix of good and bad news as he prepares for another season in the fields. via State Journal-Register

The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois is warning homeowners to be on alert for home-improvement scams. via Chicago Sun-Times

“While it's still huge, population has increased, and a great many of our programs are now related to meeting changing population needs.”

Don Schellhaass, a pillar in agriculture as well as education, is deeply involved in two important things: helping unscramble uncertainties in funding for the McHenry County University of Illinois Extension ... via Northwest Herald

“The key to success is early pest detection”

Asian longhorned beetles, the pests responsible for the destruction of more than 1,500 trees in northeastern Illinois, have been eradicated in Illinois, state and federal officials said Thursday. via Chicago Tribune

“I tell them to go to www.irs.gov, fill out an extension and call me after April 14.”

If you haven't filed your taxes yet, you're not alone. More than a million people in Illinois hadn't filed their 2007 income tax returns as of last week. via Lincoln-Way Sun

“That's where we started three years ago”

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture said Tuesday he didn't have much hope for getting new farming legislation passed this week. via Daily Herald

The Lake County, Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau announced the appointment of Teresa Lewis as Sales Manager. via Lake Forester

Springfield Thursday, May 1, 2008 Crowne Plaza 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway 6.0 MCLE Hours including 1.0* PMCLE Hour With an increasing number of foreclosures occurring, this timely program will focus on techniques ... via Illinois Bar Journal

One of Illinois' most spectacular bluebell flower displays is ready to be shown off on April 26 and 27 in Earlville. via Mendota Reporter

Ceremonies are planned in several Mississippi River cities, including St. Louis and Alton, Illinois, in case this year's voyages of the iconic Delta Queen are her last. via Chicago Tribune