Month: April 2022

A public hearing for the City of Aledo’s proposed new TIF district is Monday. Mayor Chris Haghloch says the hearing begins at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.

The Mercer County Historical Society and Essley-Noble Museum celebrate an Abraham Lincoln poster contest among Mercer County area 4th graders. Winners from Apollo, New Boston, and Winola elementary schools were recognized at an event Sunday [FULL STORY]

After a two-year hiatus, the Dr. Ford Frog Races return to Aledo Central Park this summer. The pandemic forced cancellation of the event in 2020 and 2021. The frog races began in 1993 and are [FULL STORY]

Mercer Foundation for Health hosting a fundraiser over the next couple of days. It’s an online auction says foundation director Al Zwilling. Proceeds benefit the foundation’s community granting program. Bidding starts today at 5 p.m. [FULL STORY]

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Illinois 17 just west of U.S. 150 at Alpha in Henry County will close April 25. The closure is necessary for BNSF Railway to make repairs to its [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate at 5.1 percent. The number is for March and compares to a 6.7 percent figure from one year ago, according to data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. [FULL STORY]

Aledo awarded a $250,000 Safe Routes To School grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The city applied for the grant last September at which time city administrator Chris Sullivan detailed the application. IDOT’s Paul [FULL STORY]