Western Illinois Today

A Western Illinois Congressman wants the federal government to supply $50 million for Illinois infrastructure projects before significant economic development occurs. The program is part of U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen’s ONSHORE Act, which creates a [FULL STORY]

A Sherrard High School junior won a welding competition last week. Maxx Starcevich took first place at the 8th Annual Black Hawk College Welding Invitational at the college’s Welding and Skilled Trades Center in Kewanee. [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Relay for Life Radiothon is scheduled for Monday on WRMJ. The radiothon, which is in its 13th year, will air from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and feature conversations with [FULL STORY]

A jury trial has been scheduled next month for a Viola man facing two felony sexual abuse counts. 33-year-old Gregory Wilson appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday, where a jury trial was set [FULL STORY]

MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center is now offering a program designed to help older adults who are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other mental challenges often associated with aging. Senior Life Solutions offers outpatient [FULL STORY]

The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing Oquawka man. Alan Stanley was last seen on April 12 walking from a home in Oquawka with fishing poles. The 33-year-old is described as a [FULL STORY]

Mercer County High School’s music theory class is putting on its spring concert on Wednesday night. The class produces two concerts each school year, with each kid in the class performing one song that fits [FULL STORY]

A Rock Island Arsenal firefighter was sentenced in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday in connection with a December 2023 battery in the parking lot of Sherrard Elementary School. 41-year-old Timothy Weller of Coal Valley [FULL STORY]

The city of Aledo has set dates for its annual bulk trash clean-up event after announcing it was postponed last week due to a transition of the city’s trash vendor. The dates for the Summer [FULL STORY]