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Friday Forecaster: Sweet 9-year-old gives weather forecast
Aspiring artist Lamar Ghanem, fourth grader at Palmer ES joins WGN Morning News to give the Friday forecast. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.
Labor Day tradition: Parades return to Greenview, Pana
Two central Illinois communities will continue long-standing traditions of Labor Day parades. Greenview's 54th annual Labor Day Weekend Celebration runs from Saturday to Monday, with the parade stepping off at 10 a.m. Monday. Billed as "the largest parade on Labor Day in downstate Illinois," the 89th Pana Labor Day Parade...
Something’s brewing in Assumption, and each drink ties into the town
ASSUMPTION, Ill., (WCIA) — Six years ago, three families in Our Town Assumption went to an economic development meeting not sure where it would lead. Little did they know they’d soon open up a unique business right in the middle of town. 1905 Brewery is creating over a dozen different kinds of beer. It’s drawing […]
Meet the man behind Assumption’s pollinator garden
ASSUMPTION, Ill., (WCIA) — In Our Town Assumption, you can’t go downtown without passing a big colorful garden at Second and Chestnut streets. It’s the town’s pollinator garden and the whole town teamed up to make it happen. Vinnie Zuber is one of the driving forces behind the blooming beauty. He wears a lot of […]
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