Improved levees an investment in Tiskilwa’s future
It will cost at least $200,000 to upgrade the levees that protect the village of Tiskilwa from flooding, as announced by representatives of …
The march of the millennials – out of Illinois
With this time of year comes the sound of stretched packing tape and whimpering goodbyes, as students head off to college campuses. Boundles…
The city of Princeton is planning a free electronics recycling event Oct. 21 in the Perry Plaza parking lot, open to anyone with no limit on items. Do you have any old electronics you’ve been waiting to get rid of?
I have a lot of electronics around my house that I've been meaning to get rid of for some time, but, unfortunately, a lot of them are items …
A superfan is reunited with the Oak Ridge Boys
A day before the Oak Ridge Boys were set to take the stage at Bureau County Fairgrounds, I received a call from Rose Helmer of DePue.
Football, at zenith, is dying
American football is at its zenith in terms of money and hype. The game dominates the airwaves on weekends, and now throughout the week as w…
Illinois waits for Superman, does Amazon wear the cape?
Jeff Bezos can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound. But Illinoisans are styling the Amazon CEO a…
Railroad repairs will be only a bump in the road
Are you ready for some detours?The railroad crossing on Princeton’s North Main Street will once agai…
Can’t ‘just because’ be an occasion?
My brother got married in June, and the reception gave me a glimpse of something I had never seen — my mom and her two brothers tearing up t…
Tears fell on Illinois
I had a dream during the recent turmoil over enactment of a state budget. The statuary on the Capitol campus in Springfield had tears runnin…
Walking alone?
When my son was little, the occasion often arose where he had to walk to school on his own. We live within visual distance of the school, an…
Some area motorists have been observed driving without headlights on during foggy morning conditions. Do you alway turn on your vehicle’s headlights in foggy weather? What do you have to say to people who don’t?
I always check to make sure my headlights are on during foggy weather. I've noticed that other people don't seem to be as worried about it a…
