Tazewell County news briefs
— March 20, 2019CENTRAL ILLINOIS Holocaust is subject of new ballet When many people think about ballet, images of beautiful princesses and princes in lavish costumes come to mind. Ballets about…
CENTRAL ILLINOIS Holocaust is subject of new ballet When many people think about ballet, images of beautiful princesses and princes in lavish costumes come to mind. Ballets about…
And, just like that, the Morton Potters girls basketball team netted another Class 3A state championship at Redbird Arena in Normal on Saturday, March 2. After nabbing an early 15-point…
Despite being told by the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department to keep guns away from his son, Travis, Jeffrey Reinking is claiming he didn’t know better when he handed them back…
A Washington man died Thursday, Oct. 25 in a rollover accident that occurred near the same location as a 2017 accident involving an Ohio hockey team. Jason York, 46, was pronounced…
The time has come, once again, for s’more pumpkin fanfare. Morton Pumpkin Festival will celebrate its 52nd year of all things pumpkin, served up this year with warm marshmallows,…
Anyone who’s a fan of the Food Network’s “Chopped” or who likes tasting chef-prepared bites will want to check out Neighborhood House’s sixth annual Food Fight…
Its name belies its power: Small Business Saturday (SBS), originated by American Express in 2010 as a mom-and-pop store’s answer to Black Friday, is now big business. In 2018, there…
If Old MacDonald really had a farm, it would probably look a lot like the Ackerman’s Centennial Farm outside of Morton on U.S. Route 150. For almost two decades, John and Eve Ackerman…