Bureau County News

Kevin Koetz, 30, of Princeton pleaded guilty July 3 to four counts of the Class 2 felony of burglary and to two counts of the Class 3 felony of theft.

A Bureau County rape trial scheduled to begin Tuesday has been continued until August.

A Bureau County teen was ticketed following a Wednesday morning accident at Route 6/34 on the west edge of Princeton.

The Bureau County Board voted in favor of penalizing a rural Tiskilwa wind farm for being in violation of building standards.

Ozinga began the morning of the 4th with the annual Mokena parade, which drew people from across the suburban Lincoln Way area.

Bureau County's outdated jail poses too many problems for a quick fix, a jail consultant said Thursday at a public meeting hosted by the County Board.

You might think the phrase "100 years young" is a cliche, or even an oxymoron. But then you probably haven't met Virginia Campbell.

Additional charges have been filed against a man accused of robbing and raping a Bureau County woman at knifepoint nearly a decade ago.

The public is invited to voice their opinions Thursday about a possible new jail in Bureau County.

Students at Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living's eighth annual teen summit, "Transition Olympics: Passing the Torch to Life After High School," participate in the "Welcome to the Real World" exercise ...

The sign on the door of the American Tap warns patrons not to smoke. But sitting at the bar, customers merrily puff away, sharing cigarettes with the bartender and the owner while openly defying and mocking the ...

Births, not immigration, now account for most of the growth in the nation's Hispanic population, a distinct reversal of trends of the past 30 years.

A bicycle accident left a Tiskilwa boy seriously injured and still hospitalized Friday, but if a postal worker hadn't found him and called for help, he might not be alive.

An off-Broadway show examining the modern-day suburban mating game kicks off the fifth season of Festival 56, which bills itself as Illinois' largest summer theater festival.

The Bureau County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at the Genealogy Library, 629 S. Main Street, Princeton.

Cherry Grade School lists its fourth quarter honor roll students. 2007-2008 Fourth quarter Honor Roll Fifth grade: Killian Anderson, Emily Hoscheid and Coltyn Lazzarotto.

Have you decided it is just going to be too expensive to go on a family vacation this year? You need to check out all of the events going on at the Bureau County Fairgrounds.

A Princeton woman was killed following a single vehicle accident in Manlius Township Wednesday night.

It's strike three for Bureau County Clerk Kami Hieronymus in a lawsuit pitting her against the County Board - but she's still not out.

Echo Bluff Nature and Recreation Park is now open on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Residents are invited to walk the trails, bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the newly renovated shelter, and speak with member of the ...