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Eureka, Pekin host disc golf world championships
August 17, 2019

Professional Disc Golf World Championships were held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 and 17 at Eureka Lake and at the Sunset Hills Golf Club in Pekin.The PDGA chose Eureka and Pekin locations…
Woodford County news briefs
August 14, 2019

WOODFORD COUNTY Illinois Prairie libraries to hold workshop on Fake News The Illinois Prairie District Public Library is collaborating with New York City-based startup NewsGuard to…
Parents grateful to community as baby Wally happy at home
August 8, 2019

Nineteen-month-old Wally Bastian of Chillicothe is living his best life, blissfully unaware that more than 8,000 people are following and applauding his story on Facebook. However,…
For ‘Wizard of Oz’ fans, yellow brick road leads to tiny Mapleton
August 7, 2019

The highway to Mapleton doesn’t quite look like the yellow brick road but it will take you to the land of Oz. The small Peoria County village located off U.S. Route 24 will host…

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,…