The Journal-News traveled to Niagara Falls, visiting from June 5 to June 10 with a group of local friends. Mike and Donna ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports bets, nicotine ...

Members of the Raymond Village Board gathered for their scheduled meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, June 2, at Village Hall. Mayor Held called the meeting to order, with Clerk Denise Downey, Treasurer Sally ...

“If you asked me three or four years ago, I never would have thought that I would be here doing this,” Judge Chris Matoush said in his opening remarks at the first-ever Mental Health Court graduation ...

The beautiful thing about track and field is that your biggest competition is the one you know the best - yourself. Entering the IHSA State Finals track meet with the 34th best sectional time in the ...

“It’s easy to get stuck in a negative mindset sometimes, but I try to remind myself that I’m privileged. I get to run,” said Hillsboro runner Laura Lessman, who completed her fourth Boston Marathon on ...

The Village of Raymond had its own Winter Wonderland of sorts as the community held its annual Christmas Mall event on Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Raymond Knights of Columbus Hall. There were over 50 ...

Somewhere, there’s an alternate universe where Blain Goodwin’s helmet stays on in the second inning of Nokomis’ game against Cowden-Herrick-Beecher City on Thursday, May 22, and because of that, the ...

Hillsboro’s resident entrepreneur Logan Altenberger has once again announced that he will be opening a new shop in downtown Hillsboro, dubbed The Story Emporium. The shop will offer a collection of ...

Last week at LHS, many students were recognized. First, congratulations to Noah Polus for claiming victory in this year’s annual Pop Culture Mario Kart Tournament. This event was a blast, and Pop ...