Woodford County news briefs
December 4, 2019EUREKA Eagle Scout rebuilds marker at county line Simon Langley of Eureka reconstructed the fencing and ground work at the Lincoln Marker between Washington and Metamora at the county…
EUREKA Eagle Scout rebuilds marker at county line Simon Langley of Eureka reconstructed the fencing and ground work at the Lincoln Marker between Washington and Metamora at the county…
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was an author, educator and Peoria-area favorite son. In the early days of television, the El Paso, Illinois native was also a genuine star who drew top ratings…
Natasha Greene was classically trained in voice and piano long before she encountered her first drum circle but she quickly became hooked and is now beating the drum, so to speak, to…
EUREKA Tree lighting ceremony returns to light up holidays Welcome in the holidays with the third annual tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. at the Woodford County…
When kids graduate from high school, most parents are looking forward to seeing their child move on to college or a rewarding trade. This isn’t always so for parents of children with…
A couple of years ago, Jessica Ioerger was feeling pretty isolated on Main Street in Eureka. Her store, Lucky Hunter Jewelry Design, just across from the Woodford County Courthouse,…
Queen Bee School District 16 in DuPage County continues to achieve. Nearly half of the students in the Glendale Heights school district are Hispanic and more than one-third of its students…
EUREKA Quarter Auction to benefit Friends of the Library A quarter auction will be held to support the Friends of the Eureka Public Library District on Monday, Dec. 9 at the Eureka…
CHICAGO – About an hour before sunrise on a mid-January morning in 2019, two FBI agents arrived at the home of Fidel Marquez’s mother, where the longtime executive of Commonwealth…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate approved a measure on Thursday that would lift a 1980s-era moratorium on nuclear power plant construction. Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Sen. Sue…
CHICAGO – In the weeks following then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s forced ouster of his longtime chief of staff following allegations of sexual harassment, a high-ranking…
SPRINGFIELD – The Rosenberg Moon Habitat was named 2023’s “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” in a contest hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. The habitat is manufactured…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that gives financial protection to children whose parents make money posting videos of them on social media….
SPRINGFIELD – A measure spurred by reports of abuse at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday, March 29 and will head to the House….