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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Joyce Irene Fisher Gooding, 87, of Hillsboro, died on Sunday, June 1, at Montgomery County Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro on Thursday, June 12, ...

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 ...

The award-winning Litchfield Pickers Market opens again on Sunday, June 8, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Litchfield. This juried sale of antiques, collectibles, vintage items and refurbished items ...

Hal Reese Kirk, 86, died peacefully on May 9, 2025, in Plano, TX. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 17, at North Dallas Funeral Home in Farmers Branch, TX. Burial followed at Perry Cemetery ...

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Sub-chapter #87 retirees members and retired seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, June 9, at the Taylorville United Methodist ...

The Doyle Public Library Board met on Wednesday, April 30, for their regularly scheduled meeting. Those present included Amanda Calderini, Kim Weitekamp, Melanie Lawrence, Darcy Weinheimer and Janece ...

The Hillsboro Music Night at Busch Stadium will be held on July 11, with game time starting at 7:15 p.m. The HHS band will perform “God Bless America,” and the HHS choir will perform the national ...

On Tuesday, May 20, volunteers from the Nokomis Food Pantry and Nokomis Christian Missions honored Doris O’Malley for her many years of service to the community as coordinator for the local food ...