R.F.D. News & Views
— April 23, 2024Wet 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…
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…
Disgraced Pere Marquette Hotel developers Gary E. Matthews and Monte J. Brannan will serve prison time for what prosecutors say was a sophisticated fraud scheme that cost investors…
One of Peoria’s most famous sons, National Baseball Hall of Fame member Jim Thome, recently added to his list of accolades as one of seven 2024 Order of Lincoln recipients, the state’s…
With the Illinois Congressional delegation presently overwhelmingly Democrat at 14-3, the GOP would love nothing better than to cut into that lead. To that end, retired jurist Joe McGraw…
Celebrating the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open its doors to the public for the eighth annual Peoria Area Community…
In a nation awash with inflation, the price of breakfast at a restaurant or diner has become nearly untenable for some families and individuals with low or fixed incomes. The retail…
The 53rd State Senate District GOP primary ballot will remain crowded after Gridely businessman and farmer Mike Kirkton survived a challenge to his nominating petitions by the slimmest…
It was the same old story in the Peoria-area housing market in the third quarter of 2023. Sales were down and sale prices were up. Both were the result of low inventory, which began…