The Mill partners turn salvaged wood into tables, other furniture
February 9, 2020When “The Mill” sign went up on an old building on Chillicothe’s Fourth Street that had housed a funeral home for many years, people didn’t know what to expect. “We…
When “The Mill” sign went up on an old building on Chillicothe’s Fourth Street that had housed a funeral home for many years, people didn’t know what to expect. “We…
It was a ragtag, leather-clad group who were horsing around and making harmless jabs at each other. Mac “Mac Daddy” Clements emceed, and offered himself as a raffle item for the…
A new high-powered, double-scope telescope at Chillicothe’s Shore Acres Park will give visitors to this year’s annual Eagle Watch Celebration a close-up view of the majestic…
Three individuals have been indicted on felony charges related to alleged efforts to impede the recent trial of members of a Peoria street gang. Arraignment for Demoney Coleman, 21,…
The former host of a cable hunting show and the owner of a waterfowl outfitting service have each been banned from hunting during their terms of probation. Christopher Brackett…
EAST PEORIA Train Fair comes rolling into ICC campus The Peoria Train Fair returns to the Illinois Central College East Peoria campus, Sunday, Feb. 16. The Train Fair, the last…
Facing pushback from a poor mid-term report card on their efforts to stem the tide of nitrogen-based fertilizers — also called nutrients — leaching from farm fields into waterways,…
CHILLICOTHE Bald Eagle Days includes breakfast, photo contest Showcasing the city of Chillicothe’s Bald Eagle Days, the Rotary Club of Chillicothe along with the Lions Club will host…
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….