Western Illinois Today

The Milan Harvest Festival is taking place this weekend. The event runs Friday through Monday at Camden Park in Milan. Some of the scheduled activities include a battle of local high school bands, including Rockridge [FULL STORY]

The Monmouth-Roseville High School football program made a $1,500 donation to injured Rockridge High School student-athlete Drew Hawk on Monday. During Friday’s varsity football game between the two schools in Monmouth, Monmouth-Roseville set up donation [FULL STORY]

The new downtown Aledo driver services facility is officially open. The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office held an unannounced grand opening on Monday at 10 a.m. at the facility, which is located at 129 East [FULL STORY]

Every county in Illinois now has public transit. The final county receiving the service is Henderson County, offered by Western Community Public Transportation and Morgan Lewis. She says it’s all about meeting a need. Western [FULL STORY]

The Aledo Antiques Day Car Show is expecting another big turnout in 2026. Registration for the car show, which includes a $10 entry fee, is from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday in downtown Aledo. [FULL STORY]

Aledo’s 23rd annual Antiques Day and Car Show will take place this weekend. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in downtown Aledo. The event will feature a car show, [FULL STORY]

Farmers State Bank recently donated $3,600 to twelve area 4-H groups to support youth in agriculture. These 4-H clubs each received $300 from Farmers State Bank: Alexis All Stars 4-H Club Country Kids 4-H Club [FULL STORY]