More than 130 years ago, Peter Sommer, a rural Tazewell County tenant farmer and his sons, John and Peter, were looking for a better way to pen animals than cumbersome wooden fences….
DEC. 6-9 ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ Thur.& Fri. 7 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 1:30 p.m. Peoria Players Theatre, 4300 N. University St. $15; children $10 The musical version…
Strolling a forest path lit with hundreds of luminaries while singing Christmas carols and sipping wassail is a surefire way to get in the Christmas spirit That experience is open to…
NOV. 29-DEC. 2 Community Festival Nativities Thur. 5-9 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. noon-9 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3700 W. Reservoir Blvd.,…
MORTON Kiwanis to raise funds with quarter auction Bring your quarters, bid on items at an auction and help the Morton Kiwanis raise money for a good cause. The Kiwanis will host a…
This week’s farm and rural news gathering focuses exclusively on events and people of the 2018 WILLAg.org Farm Assets Conference and annual meeting of the Illinois Corn Growers Association,…
STATE Illinois Top 200 list nearing completion The final votes are being tabulated, and when they are, a major project to mark Illinois’ bicentennial will be complete. The Illinois…
This week’s farm and rural news roundup is led by the failure of Congress to pass a new farm bill as time expires on the 2018 legislative session. What does this failure mean to Illinois…
New COVID-19 guidelines adapted ...
With new guidance from the CDC that addresses the need to keep ...
Central Illinois colleges get ...
Illinois Central College, Bradley University and Eureka College, along with 40 community ...
State lays out $34.6 ...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation on Aug. 12 laid out ...
Highland Park, Lake County ...
One week after the Lake County Board approved a resolution calling on ...
