Aerie’s Resort keeps reaching new heights
July 18, 2025GRAFTON — The Prairie State’s Aerie’s Resort is known for firsts. Located in Grafton, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, Aerie’s Resort sits high…
David Stephens is a child of the ’70s and wants to share his love of music from that decade with anyone who will listen. “It was one of the greatest musically accomplished times,…
GRAFTON — The Prairie State’s Aerie’s Resort is known for firsts. Located in Grafton, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, Aerie’s Resort sits high…
The 96th edition of the Lake County Fair returns Wednesday, with a mix of music, motorized mayhem, agricultural pride, traditional carnival rides and an array of attractions. Festivities…
The good news is that the gates to the 2025 McLean County Fair open July 23 for five days of festival entertainment and food: the not-so-good news is that road construction will likely…
Shane van Gisbergen won the Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series Race today in downtown Chicago for the second time. Van Gisbergen, 36, drove the No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet to win just…
Highland Park’s Fourth of July events included a parade which stepped off on the same route as last year. The updated parade route did not pass by the Port Clinton Square block…
There’s not an iPhone in sight at the Gridley Telephone Museum. Vintage telephony is the star at the McLean County museum, offering a vivid look at how communications from a vanished…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…
SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…
Big news in agriculture to talk about lately, including the ramifications of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” on the upcoming farm bill, beef prices continuing to surge and the anticipated…
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch for portions of northern and central Illinois from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening. Forecasters say that dangerously…
A suburban congressman says states and counties will be facing difficult decisions because of pending federal budget cuts. “Our states and our counties are going to be facing a terrible…
Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans could lose benefits from a federal food assistance program while the state will be required to cover more costs under changes passed in the latest…