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…
This week’s farm and rural news brief includes details on the record-setting grand champion sale — who bought the beauteous bovines and for how much? We also have an analysis on…
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,…
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….
Many farmers who historically vote Republican have found a fierce protector in Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois. We have details on how the first-term lawmaker, who unseated…
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…
This week’s agricultural and rural newsapalooza is led by word of the inauspicious debut of the beloved “butter cow” at the 2018 Illinois State Fair. We also have details on planned…
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…
With scant notice, Rockford hospital ...Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon ...
State ends fiscal year with ...Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half ...
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
Highland Park parade ‘full of ...Highland Park’s Fourth of July events included a parade which stepped off ...
