If teachers could assign a grade higher than an A+, Kelsey McClallen and Marissa Herrmann certainly would have earned it for taking a seventh-grade project all the way to the park….
In this week’s farm and rural news roundup, we have info about how the trend of nontraditional loan sources may affect farm finances. We also have perspective from one solar power…
JUNE 7-10 Peoria Bach Festival Thur. – Sun., 7:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 135 NE Randolph Ave. Free Nine concerts and five other events, including a free lunch and lecture…
CENTRAL ILLINOIS ICC awarded grant to guide GED grads to better jobs GED graduates often end up in low-paying jobs. Illinois Central College has received a grant which aims to improve…
This week’s roundup of news and views for Illinois farmers and rural dwellers begins in Omaha, Neb. where Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index slipped for a third straight…
STATE Higher teacher salary waiting for governor’s OK Teachers throughout Illinois could eventually be paid a minimum of $40,000 a year, if Gov. Bruce Rauner signs a measure that…
In your weekly farm and rural news roundup, we look at two USDA-funded water infrastructure projects slated for rural Illinois announced last week by Assistant Secretary for Rural Development…
MAY 31 Food Rescue Program Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Eureka Public Library, 202 S. Main St. Free U of I Extension and the Library will provide a program to teach how to better use the food…
One killed, another injured in ...One man was killed and another man was injured Monday night in ...
Man killed on South SideA 35-year-old man was killed Thursday morning on Chicago's South Side. Police ...
Statewide childhood lead testing plannedNearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk ...
Chicago man charged with hate ...A Chicago man faces multiple felonies in connection with properties being defaced ...
