SAVANNA—Freida Nickels was born June 26, 1937, the tenth and final child of Mike and Anna Clauss, in Hamilton County. She passed away peacefully Thursday, June 12, 2025, at her home in Pinnacle Place ...

Far from a sign of changing consumer payment modes, the demise of the penny should serve as the canary in the coal mine regarding reckless deficit spending. The coming crash will ...

The Savanna Historical Society is excited to take part in Savanna’s July 4th celebrations — happening this year on Saturday, July 5 — by sponsoring a History Comes Alive tour of local historical ...

After seeing Trump's insane pardons the week of May 25 to May 31, for the rest of my life I don't want to ever hear another Republican lecture us about law and order, family values or morality. You've ...

REEPORT—Charles L. Kloepping passed away peacefully at the Parkview Living Center in Freeport on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at the age of 85. Charles was born on Feb. 12, 1940, in Freeport to Lester and ...

Timber Lake Playhouse's first production of its 2025 season, Saturday Night Fever, offers an engaging story full of fun disco music and dancing. Directed by Tommy Ranieri, the musical is based on the ...

EDWARDSILLE—Mary Christine “Christi” Dannels, nee Sullivan, 58, of Edwardsville, passed away peacefully at home with her family on Thursday, May 15, 2025, after an extended illness. Christi was born ...

LANARK—Mary Alice (VanderVinne) Newendyke, 90, of rural Lanark, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in the loving care of her family and FHN Hospice. Mary was born on May 30, 1934 ...

I ran across this quote that's attributed to Abraham Lincoln while looking at Muzzleloaders.com. They were using it as a Memorial Day quotation. "I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the ...

MACHESNEY PARK—Edwin "Ed" A. Miller, 87, of Machesney Park, formerly of Lanark, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. He was born July 20, 1937, to Fred and Florence (Graves) ...