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Goodfield voters say yes to liquor sales
November 14, 2018

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the repealed Prohibition in 1933, there was a catch— local governments nationwide still had the power to prohibit the sales of alcohol….
Tazewell County News Briefs
November 14, 2018

STATE Illinoisans encouraged to remember military this holiday season Taking a few moments to write a holiday card or send a pair of socks might seem like a small gesture, but for…
Tazewell County Calendar of Events Nov. 14 – Nov. 19
November 13, 2018

NOV. 15 Washington: Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Thur. 6:30 a.m. Countryside Banquet Center, 659 School St., Washington $50 24th Annual Event. For more information, call 309-444-9921….
Voters across Central Illinois region reject tax proposals
November 12, 2018

Voters in Peoria, Tazewell and McLean counties turned out to their voting locations in large numbers to settle not only federal and state representation, but also ballot initiatives,…
Fire destroys longtime Peoria meat market, grocery store
November 9, 2018

A popular Peoria meat packing company was consumed by a fire so massive it required nearly a dozen fire departments to extinguish. The Limestone Township Fire Department was summoned…
Chillicothe’s Happy Thought Coffee will still serve community Thanksgiving meals
November 8, 2018

After 10 years of providing a Thanksgiving dinner to folks who could use a meal and/or company, Sarah Williamson was not about to let a knee problem cancel everything this year. Faced…

Illinois Republican lawmaker to introduce death penalty bill

August 18, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A Republican state lawmaker is calling for the resurrection of the death penalty in Illinois after two mass shootings in the U.S. and recent gun violence in Chicago….

Pritzker touts expanded coverage of EpiPens, Lyme disease treatment

August 17, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill expanding insurance coverage for Illinoisans suffering from Lyme disease and discussed other health-related measures at a news conference…

USDA cuts forecast for Illinois crop production

August 17, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — This year’s Illinois corn crop could be as much as 17 percent smaller than last year’s crop, while soybean production could fall as much as 21 percent, the U.S….

Pritzker signs bills expanding state’s medical marijuana law

August 16, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated a pair of new laws Aug. 12 that expand the state’s medical marijuana program, including one that gives students more options…

Concerns raised over gas-tax expenditures

August 15, 2019

(Second in a series of stories looking at the pork-barrel extras included in the state gas tax hike of 19 cents per gallon) Along with fixing roads, bridges and crumbling public structures,…