Month: April 2023

The Sherrard School Board president retains his seat on the Sherrard School Board. Rhys Fullerlove received 702 votes Tuesday night, finishing second in the Sherrard School Board race behind Susan Lyon with 763 votes. Troy [FULL STORY]

Mercer County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 0.9528, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve [FULL STORY]

A second person arrested in an ongoing grooming and sexual assault investigation. According to a Mercer County Sheriff’s Department press release, 52-year-old Jeffrey Smith was arrested on a Mercer County warrant Monday at the Johnson [FULL STORY]

Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch remains hopeful that a housing development can get off the ground. But rising interest rates and a post-covid economy have stalled the Sponsler Manor, Third Addition in the northeast section of [FULL STORY]

Another round of severe weather possible this week. There is a threat Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. Meteorologist Alex Gibbs is with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ [FULL STORY]