Year: 2021

Mercer County High School will go to remote learning starting Thursday. This letter to the students, parents, and staff was posted on the district’s web site late this afternoon: “Dear Mercer County Students, Staff, and [FULL STORY]

Outstanding preservation efforts in the Illinois communities of Aledo, Chicago, Nauvoo, Paris, Towanda and Waukegan are the recipients of the 2021 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards. The nine award-winning preservation projects and people [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County School Board has set a community outreach meeting for this week. The session is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mercer County Intermediate School says Unit 404 Board President Mike Bowns. The board [FULL STORY]

Side-by-sides will continue to be allowed on designated Preemption Township roads. The Preemption Township Board made that decision by a narrow margin Tuesday night says Township Supervisor Larry Adams. The Preemption Township Board back in [FULL STORY]

Legislation authored by local State Senator Win Stoller has been signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker. Stoller says the measure provides critical tax relief for Illinois small business owners. The measure is effective with [FULL STORY]

A local farmer front and center at the Farm Progress Show. Events manager Matt Jungmann lives in the United School District. The 2021 Farm Progress Show starts Tuesday in Decatur. The event runs through Thursday. [FULL STORY]