Talk to focus on Archbishop Fulton Sheen
September 11, 2023Monsignor Jason Gray, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation, will present a talk at St. Mary’s Parish Hall on Sept. 14 at the meeting of the Woodford County…
Tazewell and Woodford counties could combine Animal Control operations by later this year. “In the end, both Woodford and Tazewell will save money and we will have a much more efficient…
Monsignor Jason Gray, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation, will present a talk at St. Mary’s Parish Hall on Sept. 14 at the meeting of the Woodford County…
This year’s El Paso Corn Festival is honoring two institutions with the theme “Amazing Milestones”. The Festival, which runs through Sept. 9, will celebrate those milestones —…
Eureka Business Association members will be open for a new version of the decades’ old “Taste of Eureka” from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Since COVID, and more health guidelines…
Among the certainties in life are death and that Tim Ruestman won’t be the Woodford County coroner forever. Although the youngest coroner in the state when he took over the post in…
Harrison Ford’s iconic character Indiana Jones may have a fear of snakes, but a newly discovered species of snake has been dedicated to the actor by an Illinois Wesleyan University…
A pipeline carrying carbon dioxide has been proposed to run through Central Illinois communities. The proposed Mount Simon Hub project would run through portions of Peoria, Tazewell,…
SPRINGFIELD — As workers in Illinois celebrated Labor Day, a new report shows there has been a surge in efforts to organize labor unions in workplaces throughout the state, while…
When college students return to campus, fighting fraud may not be at the top of their list of priorities. Yet, these students will be spending money during the school year for tuition,…
A group of businesses filed a complaint with state regulators last week alleging that Chicago electric company Commonwealth Edison improperly raised customer bills this summer. The…
CARTERVILLE — Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state’s 14th casino on a rural estate just outside…
In rural areas across Illinois, 35.5 percent of women live more than 30 minutes from a birthing hospital compared to 3.5 percent of women living in urban areas. And in 21 counties,…
CHICAGO — A coalition of elected officials and business leaders in Illinois is calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented…