1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (558+ words) The Mississippi Earthtones Festival is Sept. 19. The Mississippi Earthtones Festival, which started 20 years ago, will celebrate the environment, community, music and just plain old having a good time on the Mississippi River when it is held on Sept. 19. The event,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (664+ words) Election Day isn’t until Nov. 3, but all indications are that Democrats will have no problem holding onto the 51st House seat, despite popular Rep. Nabeela Syed giving up the seat to run for State Senate in the 26th District. While two, and…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (354+ words) SPRINGFIELD — ­­Illinois will spend over $3.5 million to local food organizations in the state’s latest attempt to bolster local food infrastructure. The grants from the Department of Agriculture are part of a three-year-old program aimed at making it easier for local farmers…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1230+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations. It’s the latest twist for a post that McCuskey’s two immediate…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1004+ words) Many of the residents they serve are working long hours, sometimes working several jobs, to make ends meet. Vero Ortiz, who heads the organization’s director of community wellness, said that not everybody is ready to consider mental health, and even…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (410+ words) Ogden Point Center is not just a new place to play for Oswegoland Park District residents. A 45,000-square-foot recreation facility at 201 Ogden Falls Blvd., represents a significant expansion of space for indoor activities — including the district’s first indoor pool. Ogden…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (724+ words) About a thousand unionized hotel workers braved the stifling heat on the evening of Sept. 1 to rally for new and better contracts, marching most of the length of the Michigan Avenue Magnificent Mile retail corridor. UNITE HERE Local 1 collectively represents…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (587+ words) The largest private donation in its history will ensure the future of a program that grants area students a free annual visit to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. During an Aug. 27 news conference, museum CEO John Morris announced the establishment of…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (679+ words) After more than a year of contentious discussions and delays over a planned veterans memorial, Antioch officials chose an alternate site. Board members voted unanimously to move the memorial to a corner lot with a WWII tank. The original 2025 choice…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (693+ words) For 41 years, Sandy Rojas has had a front-row seat for the growing process. “They’re like flowers. They flourish here,” she said of residents at Beacon Hill Senior Living. “It’s like they get a second life.” As concierge at the Lombard…...