Wilmington Region
09/01/2026 - 3:32pm
It’s not often Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has to look up to someone.
But that was certainly the case last week when the governor stopped in Wilmington to meet one of the biggest celebrities along historic Route 66 — the 30-foot-tall Gemini Giant....
Coal City Region
09/01/2026 - 3:24pm
A pay raise may be on the way for elected officials in Coal City.
At their meeting last week, the village board of trustees reviewed a survey from the Illinois Municipal League that detailed what other communities similar in population size to Coal...
Braidwood Region
INFECTIOUS SMILE—Henry Ledlow, a second-grader attending Reed-Custer Elementary School, will have his photo of his smiling face on display Sept. 12 in New York City’s Times Square.
09/01/2026 - 3:26pm
A Reed-Custer Elementary School student’s infectious smile is about to appear on one of the biggest stages in the world.
Henry Ledlow, a second-grader at Reed-Custer Elementary School in Braidwood, has been selected to appear in the National Down...
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