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Revving up excitement: Labor Day Weekend Tractor and Truck Pull attracts crowds statewide
DELAVAN (25News Now)—Tractors and trucks are doing the heavy lifting in Delavan this Labor Day weekend at the annual Tractor and Truck pull. What started as a family tradition over 20 years ago is now a Labor Day weekend tradition for many families across Illinois. On Sunday, nearly 90...
Illinois Begins Roundtable Discussions to Shape Future Aging Policies
The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is launching a series of roundtable discussions to shape the state’s future approach to aging services. State Officials Engage Community in Policy Planning. This initiative seeks to involve a broad spectrum of participants, including service providers, older adults, family caregivers, and the general...
Urgent Warning for Illinois Boaters Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
As Labor Day weekend approaches, the Illinois Conservation Police emphasize the importance of wearing life jackets to prevent drownings. Illinois Conservation Police Urge Boaters to Wear Life Jackets. This year alone, the department has responded to 48 boating-related incidents, resulting in 15 fatalities and 15 injuries. Alarmingly, 13 of these...
Wake Up Tri-Counties Introducing Clay Coyne with Yemm Auto in Galesburg
Clay Coyne is a vehicle sales specialist with Yemm Auto in Galesburg. Clay joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to tell us about himself and talk about vehicle sales at Yemm Auto Group in Galesburg. Clay lives in Kewanee, where he has family, friends, and a girlfriend. He has been part of the Yemm family dealership for five years. Clay provides five-star treatment to all his customers. Visit Clay Coyne at Yemm Auto in Galesburg for all your automotive needs.
Stateville workers picket as relocation begins
Staff urge ‘no chaos, no layoffs’ as state plans to close, rebuild 100-year-old prison. Union workers planned to picket outside Stateville Correctional Center Thursday to amplify their concerns about how the planned closure and reconstruction of the maximum-security prison could affect their jobs and the state’s prison system as a whole.
55 Illinois Families Run From Homes by Artificial Intelligence?
How would you feel if you were given no realistic choice other than to abandon your home because of an incoming artificial intelligence company? That was a realistic dilemma for 55 Illinois families who found themselves looking for a new place to live thanks to robots. Stringer media on YouTube...
Illinois Teacher’s ‘No Cupcakes’ Video Goes Viral, Divides Parents
An Illinois teacher's TikTok is going viral after telling parents to leave the cupcakes at home this school year. What she's saying has some people worked up after Ann Brackemyer voiced what she described as an "unpopular opinion." What Brackemyer is saying is that her kindergartners don't care as much...
Free Museum Days In Illinois During September
If you're looking for some family fun but are on a tight budget, there are opportunities available for free days at some Illinois museums. During September Some Illinois Museums Offer Free Days. I was pretty lucky growing up. My parents liked to do activities as a family so I got...
Pleasant conditions continue for Labor Day
PEORIA (25News Now) -Partly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid to upper 70s are expected for Labor Day. Dry conditions will persist throughout the first half of the work week, with temperatures near or slightly below normal. There’s a slight chance of rain Thursday night, but as we head into the weekend it’ll feel like pumpkin spice season as below-normal temperatures in the low 70s return.
Peoria shooting becomes city’s tenth homicide, suspect arrested
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria police have one suspect in custody in connection with a fatal shooting, the city’s tenth homicide of 2024. Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Main Street around 2:30 a.m. Friday on a report of a person shot. When they arrived, they located...
Illinois State football held scoreless by Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa. – Illinois State football failed to score in their season opener as the Iowa Hawkeyes were victorious 40-0 Saturday afternoon. It was a story of two opposite halves: Iowa finished the first half with six points and exploded with 32 points in the second half. Iowa’s...
53rd Annual National Stearman Fly-In
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THE 53rd ANNUAL NATIONAL STEARMAN FLY-IN all events held in the International Stearman Community Center at the Galesburg Municipal Airport unless otherwise noted. *Monday, September 2, 2024. 7-11 a.m.: Hog Capital of the World Days fly-in breakfast, Kewanee. Municipal Airport, Kewanee, IL. All you can eat...
Illinois struggles with housing starts as costs keep rising
High taxes have driven Illinois to the bottom of the state rankings for new housing permits. According to U.S. Census Bureau data provided by iPropertyManagement, Illinois had 1.34 new privately-owned housing permits per 1,000 residents in 2023. Only Rhode Island and Alaska had fewer. HBA Realty broker and owner Jeff...
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