Month: April 2026

Mercer County EMT trainees gained first-hand experience by responding to a mock car accident simulation over the weekend. Nearly 25 people in the county are enrolled in EMT training classes that are being offered in [FULL STORY]

Legislation sponsored by local State Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) to expand the scope of ovarian cancer screenings has passed the Illinois House. House Bill 4203 provides that “surveillance tests for ovarian cancer” means all medically [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate is at 6.5 percent. The number is for January and is compared to an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent at the same time a year ago. Unemployment rates also worsened [FULL STORY]

The City of Aledo is shifting its annual Spring Clean Up to June amid an ongoing transition of its trash vendor. Due to a transition in waste collection service from LRS to Quick’s Dumpster and [FULL STORY]

A date for a bench trial has been set for the Mercer County School District superintendent. During Tim Farquer’s appearance in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday, the trial was scheduled for July 29-31. A [FULL STORY]