Life of Riley – Age
June 18, 2024Terms like “old” and “senior citizen” equate to experience, and, in some cases, maturity. As some say, “Youth and vigor are no match for old age and treachery.” …
Terms like “old” and “senior citizen” equate to experience, and, in some cases, maturity. As some say, “Youth and vigor are no match for old age and treachery.” …
Forest Park Nature Center returns for Summer Reading Program Forest Park Nature Center is back for this year’s Summer Reading Program to present Conserving Illinois Habitats. Join…
My philosophy may seem a little weird, but many people say I’m a little weird, so everything seems to fit. This started in grade school and continued for many years. Like most…
URBANA, Ill. — “That’s surprisingly delicious!” This is maybe not the phrase first expected to be heard when trying a once-in-a-lifetime lunch menu of cicada pesto pizza, cicada…
Chronicle Media brought home six first-place awards from the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention, which was held Thursday, June 6 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Bloomington. …
The number of ordained priests serving the 26-county Catholic Diocese of Peoria is expected to fall below 100 — down from the current 145 — within the next 10 years. To address…
News came down last week that China has slipped from the top destination for U.S. ag products to third as the agricultural trade deficit increased. Also in the news: A massive fire…
With sincere apologies, this week’s column is heavy on the politics of agriculture. While we’d like to focus on crop progress and the weather — two of the farmer’s favorite…
Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the state’s fiscal year closed June 30 with the state setting a record for…
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined another multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds…
WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into…
PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…
CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…