Month: May 2026

Registration is open for the 2026 Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant. Contestants can sign up for the Little Miss competition (ages 6-9), Junior Miss Competition (ages 11-14), and the Miss Mercer County Fair Queen competition [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate at 6.2% percent. The number is for February and compares to a 6.0% figure that was recorded the same time a year ago, according to data from the Illinois Department [FULL STORY]

The City of Aledo is announcing emergency trash collection beginning Friday and continuing through Monday if necessary. According to a press release from the City of Aledo, outgoing trash vendor Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) has [FULL STORY]

Aledo officially has a new waste collection service. A five-year contract between the City of Aledo and Quick’s Dumpster and Disposal started on Friday. The Aledo City Council voted unanimously to terminate its contract with [FULL STORY]