PRINCETON – The Illinois Valley Quilts of Valor group and the Princeton Flags of Freedom Organization honored a Bureau County veteran at Tuesday nights board meeting. Ralph Anderson was recognized for his service in the Korean War with a handmaid quilt that was wrapped around him, ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A coroner says a 35-year-old woman whose body was found in a central Illinois ditch was strangled. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Tuesday that an autopsy determined Inita Thomas’ death was a homicide. Thomas’ body was found Dec. 23 along Illinois Route ...Read more
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A funeral is planned at a Chicago-area high school for a sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed while trying to serve an arrest warrant at a hotel. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner will be remembered Wednesday at Woodstock North High School. A ...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing to allow year-round sales of gasoline mixed with 15 percent ethanol, seeking to calm a dispute that has riled two politically important blocs — the oil industry and corn farmers. Tuesday’s proposed rule change by the Environmental ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A study has found that an Illinois’ teacher shortage has become particularly acute in central and southern sections of the state. Media outlets in Springfield reports the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools has released a study showing that ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has launched an online calculator that he says will let Illinoisans know how his proposed graduated income tax will affect their families. Pritzker last week rolled out his plan to end Illinois’ flat-tax, now set at 4.95 percent, and join 35 other states ...Read more
MENDOTA – Visitation is scheduled for Thursday evening for a Mendota teen who passed away Sunday. Benjamin Bokus was heavily involved in sports at Mendota High School, where he graduated from in 2018. Former Mendota High Football Coach Brock Sondgeroth said Monday that “Ben will ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – The city of Spring Valley approved of a property donation to make a park. The Casford family donated property north of Illinois River on Spaulding Street with the stipulation that it would be transformed into a park. Park Board members say they’re proud to have received a ...Read more
LASALLE – The LaSalle City Council agreed to go forward with a pedicab business proposal at Monday night’s city council meeting. Ken Mollan of Starved Rock Pedicab, LLC spoke to council members about obtaining a business license for pedicabs to operate in downtown LaSalle. He explained ...Read more
EUREKA, Ill. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for a solar energy project in central Illinois. Judge Charles Feeney says Woodford County’s permit denial was “arbitrary” and “unreasonable” and violated the rights of SolAmerica Energy. Many property owners and the ...Read more
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