Volunteers named to state’s 4-H Hall of Fame
August 26, 2020The Illinois 4-H Foundation annually honors longtime volunteers and former staff members for their selfless dedication to 4-H, Extension’s youth development program. Eighty-six…
The Illinois 4-H Foundation annually honors longtime volunteers and former staff members for their selfless dedication to 4-H, Extension’s youth development program. Eighty-six…
The Illinois Department of Transportation has multiple projects in the Bloomington-Normal area underway or starting soon and extending into 2021. The five projects represent a total…
The Illinois 4-H State Office has recently announced their selection of twenty youth leaders from around the State of Illinois to serve on a newly created statewide leadership team…
The nation’s top postal executive plans to suspend a series of changes that critics say have slowed mail delivery and could affect timely delivery and return of mail-in election ballots…
A drive-thru food drive will be held to support the School Street Food Pantry from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Normal First United Methodist Church, 211 N. School St., Normal….
A Bloomington renovation project has been tabbed for the state’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program, a statewide historic preservation incentive that encourages private investment…
Due to COVID 19 restrictions and to help ensure community health, this year’s Bloomington Labor Day Parade is canceled. “The parade has always been the highlight of our year’s…
When you have a craving for corn, hankering for honey or appetite for apples, a farmers market may be just the place for you. This week’s Road Trips page provides a look at some of…
Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the state’s fiscal year closed June 30 with the state setting a record for…
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined another multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds…
WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into…
PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…
CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…
SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…