The time has come, once again, for s’more pumpkin fanfare. Morton Pumpkin Festival will celebrate its 52nd year of all things pumpkin, served up this year with warm marshmallows,…
Once again, the white canopies will unfurl at Mineral Springs Park, making Pekin Lagoon look like a port full of ships. “Cheers to Marigolds” is the theme of this year’s Pekin…
SEPT. 6 Google-More than Just a Search Tool Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Pekin Public Library, 301 S. 4th St. Free Interactive, hands-on class for adults will introduce Google Docs, Google…
For the 30th year, the Center for Prevention of Abuse sent a flock of rubber duckies sliding down the hill at Eastside Centre in East Peoria to raise money for people in need. Since…
STATE Dutch Reach is new law in Illinois Think Dutch Reach when you exit a vehicle. Typically, most drivers use their left hand to open the driver’s door. But now according to…
STATE New scholarships are incentives to keep college students in Illinois The state has established new funding to entice students to stay in Illinois for college. The AIM HIGH grant…
After an anonymous donor paid for their son’s burial plot during one of the worst moments of their lives, a Chillicothe family has felt called to do the same for others. “Our…
It’s ironic. The Rev. Dave Jane runs his church from a school, where he and his congregation have helped build two Ecuadorian churches that host schools. Early in August ,Jane,…
Randall Road detour in effect ...Motorists traversing Randall Road through the Miller Road intersection in Carpentersville have ...
Bloomington man killed in truck ...A Bloomington man died from injuries sustained Wednesday morning when his truck ...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica wall ...“The Wall That Heals,” a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans ...
Foster, Casten say cuts to ...Two suburban U.S. representatives say a new law containing severe cuts to ...
