A Family Farm's Demise
June 13, 2012The decline and demise of the Allison-Switzer farm in some respects reflects a society that once saw 42 percent of Americans living on the land. Author Robert Switzer looks at the…
The decline and demise of the Allison-Switzer farm in some respects reflects a society that once saw 42 percent of Americans living on the land. Author Robert Switzer looks at the…
PEORIA — Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois recently relocated one of its two Peoria stores into a more convenient, larger facility. The new store, 3905 N. University St., Peoria,…
BLOOMINGTON —The McLean County Museum of History plans to renovate its building and expand its services, if it receives all or part of a $522,000 grant from the Illinois Department…
By Jerry Riley Easy answer, no; thought provoking question though. How often do we think others know the same things we know? Does this assumption make communication more difficult…
EUREKA – Anna Boggs, a junior at Eureka High School, was selected by the American Legion Auxiliary of Post #466 in Eureka to attend the 172nd Session of the Illini Girls’ State….
EUREKA – The congregation of Eureka Presbyterian Church invites the community to our June Supper for All. A free community dinner will be served, Thursday, June 14th, from 5:00…
EUREKA – In recent years everything vintage has become desirable. Sewing trends are no exception, and sewers have been giving a second look at styles of the 1930s, 40s and 50s….
The McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage will undergo major renovations beginning this fall that will update the major performance spaces, address significant infrastructure needs…
EUREKA – Following a prayer service on June 5 at 8:00 AM, the former Maple Lawn Health Center and Administration Building was razed. Above, the front steps to the main entrance…
North Central College’s 2012-2013 Fine and Performing Arts Season offers a variety of big-name entertainers. Dionne Warwick, The Oak Ridge Boys, Bernadette Peters, Branford Marsalis,…
Wet fields kept the majority of Illinois farmers from planting for a second consecutive week, but windows for field work will be arriving soon. In addition, the U.S. EPA finally green-lighted…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….
SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored…
Scott Britton walked out to driveway to get his Sunday newspaper, only to find near it a plastic bag filled with rice (to keep it from blowing away) and anti-Semitic literature. Britton,…
First in a series looking at the public funding of Illinois sports stadiums Tom Tresser gets sick every time he hears something is needed to make Chicago “a world-class city.” “It…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….