AUG. 30 Employment Hiring Event Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Pekin Public Library, 301 S. 4th St. Free Up to ten local employers will attend the event sponsored by the Illinois Department of…
STATE Wildlife grant applications due Funding for projects to enhance wildlife habitat is available through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The department is…
Chances are Travis Reinking, a former Morton resident people nationwide have now come to call The Waffle House Shooter, will be deemed unfit to stand trial. In the early morning hours…
EAST PEORIA Knapp named fire chief It is now official. East Peoria Fire Department Deputy Chief John Knapp, who had been working as the department’s interim chief, is now chief….
CENTRAL ILLINOIS Free performances of Shakespeare coming Shakespeare is coming to central Illinois and celebrating Illinois’s Bicentennial. Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks is coming…
AUG. 23 Mark Trammel Quartet Thursday, 7 p.m. Evangelical Methodist Church, 401 Walnut St., Washington Free; donations appreciated Concert features favorite Gospel music. For more information,…
When Tony Wang’s dog Moses bit someone, he did what he believed was the right thing to do as a dog owner — he contacted the authorities. It turned out to be what he believes is…
AUG. 16-19 Illinois State Fair 7 a.m.-midnight every day Fairgrounds, Springfield $10; $3 seniors Traditional fair activities, entertainment, and carnival. For more information visit…
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 ...
