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Giving Thanks for Annual Dinosaur Dissection Day!
So, what is your favorite part of Thanksgiving? Many people say it is their favorite holiday. All the food, but…
Farm Days Gone By
You think we got hit with snow? Here’s Steve Seggebruch standing lonely on a drift on the farm in Crete…
Don’t Wait to Have Coffee with a Friend
By Nick Reiher I kinda backed into my friendship with Kevin Kollins. For a couple years, I also was editor…
IDOA Director Honored by National FFA
Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) Director Jerry Costello II was selected to receive the Honorary American FFA Degree, an award…
USF to Guarantee Admission for Diocese of Bellville Grads
The University of St. Francis and the Diocese of Belleville have created a memorandum of understanding signifying a new partnership,…
Thanksgiving Day at the Pen, with the electric pen
By Sandy Vasko Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in many different ways, large family dinners, visits to local restaurants, community suppers,…
DiBenedetto Appointed Manhattan Village Administrator
At their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, the trustees of the Village of Manhattan approved Mayor Mike Adrieansen’s recommendation of…
Balanced Forest Preserve Budget Includes Tax Rate Drop
The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 2026 budget is balanced, and its property tax rate will drop 6.78 percent…
Senate President Don Harmon avoids $10M fine after election board deadlocks
Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, confers with Sen. Ram Villivalam on the Senate floor on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol…
Dec. 4 Open House Set on U.S. 6 Improvements
A public hearing on preliminary plans for improvements to U.S. 6 in Joliet and Channahon will be held from 4…
Too mentally ill for trial, she spent months in an Illinois jail as the state looked for a hospital bed. She died waiting.
Illustration by Kailey Ryan, Illinois Answers Project Illustration by Kailey Ryan, Illinois Answers Project by Meredith Newman, Illinois Answers Project…
Education union, students call on governor to release higher education funding
Members of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, led by union president Stacy Davis Gates, rally in front of the Statehouse…