Obituary for Edmonia Banks… MORE
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Obituaries: Brown
Obituary for Neil Brown… MORE
Obituaries: Sadler
Joseph Edward Sadler, 62, of Lexington, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016 in rural Chenoa.
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Obituaries: Tredennick
Obituary for John Tredennick… MORE
Chiefs swept in doubleheader, series
The Peoria Chiefs lost both games of a double header to the Clinton LumberKings 7-4 and 2-1 on Wednesday falling into second place, 1 ½ games behind Clinton. … MORE
Obituaries: Hurley
Obituary for Richard Hurley… MORE
Obituaries: Prochnow
Obituary for Lisa Prochnow… MORE
Obituaries: Powell
Obituary for Joanne Powell… MORE
Farmers catch up on bean planting
Farmers in Illinois made up for any lost time with planting last week and continued with other work in the field under warm and dry conditions.
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Obituaries: Price, Rigsby
Obituaries for De Powers Price and Florence Rigsby… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…