Month: May 2017

Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Central Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood and Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis visited the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria today. This visit comes after President Trump’s budget proposed ending federal [FULL STORY]

The new owners of the Aledo Opera House look to bring more movies back to Mercer County, but to do so they will need to purchase a digital projector. As a way to raise money, [FULL STORY]

Information continues to be sought concerning the robbery and beating of Fred Rooth at his rural Joy farmhouse earlier this month. The reward fund is now over $23,000 says organizer Greg Borruff. Anyone with the [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate is down to 4.6 percent. The number is for April and represents a 1.4 percent improvement from the same period a year ago.  Year over year unemployment levels are also [FULL STORY]