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Coming Harvest Season Means Reviewing Grain Bin Safety
By Stephanie Irvine With the arrival of harvest season, the Manhattan Fire Protection District is urging farmers to maintain safety…
Crete Township: 175th Honoring New Center and Old Friends
By Karen Haave Not many towns can boast a dodransbicentennial, and fewer still can claim they have acquired a beautiful…
Elwood Days Dry or Wet, All Fun!
By Stephanie Irvine Elwood Days proves to be the community event that brings people together each year, and the 2025…
The floods kept coming. He needed to grow a crop that would thrive in water — or to quit.
Blake Gerard’s 25th rice crop is harvested in September 2024. After floods threatened his soybeans and corn, Gerard switched to…
The federal farm policy trap: why some farmers are stuck raising crops that no longer thrive
Brandy Renshaw checks the depth of her soybean seeds while a storm rolls in. Increased flooding has made some of…
143rd Street Saga — County Board Will Consider Reduced Plan
By Nick Reiher The Will County Board will once again consider the issue of widening 143rd Street in Homer Township,…
Teal Star Run Shines Light on Veteran PTSD
By Karen Haave Adopt A Soldier’s poignant Teal Star Run returns on September 20 in Wilmington, concluding in Morris. The…
Trump threatens Illinois’ federal funding for eliminating cash bail
Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article…
Will County Fair Fun For All Ages
By Stephanie Irvine The 122nd annual Will County Fair kicked off in Peotone on August 20, delighting fairgoers of all…
Romeoville: Vietnam Traveling Wall Viewing Opens Today
By Nick Reiher The Village of Romeoville will host the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall beginning today through Sunday. Arriving by…
Channahon Officials Detail Intermodal Plan
Map courtesy of Canadian National Railway In the coming weeks, the Canadian National (CN) Railway will begin construction on the…
Manhattan — ‘Almost Like It’s Forbidden’ — Speakeasy Offers a Peek into 1920’s-style Entertainment
By Stephanie Irvine Manhattan’s Speakeasy is now officially open inside Peaceful Grounds Coffee Company, offering guests a menu of handcrafted…