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Mike Miller Auto Park changes ownership to Minneapolis-based organization
PEORIA (25News Now) - After almost two decades as a local owner in the auto business, Mike Miller has sold his Peoria car dealerships. Mike Miller Auto Park has been sold to Morrie’s Auto Group, an organization with 31 dealerships in the Midwest. Miller said this doesn’t mean he’s...
WHS girls win triangular golf match
It was a win for the girls and a defeat for the boys, as the Wethersfield golf teams faced Bureau Valley and St. Bede in a triangular match. The girls team posted a score of 214, defeating Bureau Valley (247) and St. Bede (232) Individual scores for the girls were:
Bent Elementary celebrating 100 years of education
BLOOMINGTON – The Bent Elementary Superstars are inviting you to their 100th Birthday Bash. “It is an honor to be here, this year, celebrating 100 years of teaching and learning,” said Principal Guillermina Delgado. The PTO started planning an anniversary celebration last year. This allowed the team to...
Princess Pageant Kicks Off 75th Warren County Prime Beef Festival
The 75th Warren County Prime Beef Festival officially gets underway tomorrow, Saturday, August 31st, with the Princess Pageant at The Crossing Church in Monmouth at 7 pm. Mackenzie Schleich shares this years’ participants:. “Our first contestant will be Haley Frakes. She is from Monmouth, a senior at Monmouth-Roseville High...
Chicago Facing Almost $1 Billion Budget Gap — And Mayor Won’t Rule Out Property Tax Hike
CITY HALL — Chicago is facing an almost billion dollar budget deficit for 2025 — and Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t yet say if he’s sticking by a campaign promise to not raise property taxes during his first term in office. City officials are forecasting a $982.4...
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...
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...
Alternative electricity suppliers are ripping off Illinois customers, says watchdog group
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Tuesday issued a statewide warning, urging Illinois consumers to beware of rip-offs being peddled door-to-door, via mail, and over the phone by alternative electricity suppliers. Specifically, Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) and ... Read More » The post Alternative electricity suppliers are ripping off Illinois customers, says watchdog group appeared first on Daily Energy Insider.
Perspective: History finally gets it right
The unveiling of a monument for 45 soldiers—from Bureau County--was very moving. And long overdue. In a drizzling rain on September 22, 2023 the crowd near the steps of the Bureau County History Center in Princeton got it right. Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation on September 22…1862....
Bridging the Seasons in the Garden at Gardeners’ Gathering
EUREKA, Ill. – Creating a unique winter landscape full of colors, textures, and movement is as simple as choosing plants with interesting characteristics. Discover a variety of plants to add dazzling winter interest to your landscape at the University of Illinois Extension Woodford County Master Gardeners’ annual ‘Gardeners Gathering- Bridging the Seasons: Fall to Winter & Winter Interest in Your Yard’ on Saturday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to Noon, at the Minonk City Hall Community Room.
Man in critical condition after being shot in the face
PEORIA (25News Now) - According to Peoria Police around 2:32 a.m. they responded to reports of a man who was shot on the 500 block of Main Street. Upon arrival, they found an adult man who had been shot in the face. The man was taken to a local hospital and is considered to have life-threatening injuries.
When One Illinois Twister Caused Nearly $1 Billion Dollars Damage
The were so many odd things about that day in 2013. First, it was a November tornado which is somewhat rare. Second, it was part of an unprecedented outbreak that caused almost unheard of amounts of damage in Illinois that totaled nearly $1 billion dollars when it finally lifted back into the clouds.
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