06/30/11 The Duke and Duchess are on their historic first foreign visit to Canada and were greeted by thousands of people in Ottawa as they embarked on their nine-day tour of the country.
06/27/11 A meteorologist with the National Weather Service arrived in Franklin County, Illinois Monday afternoon. Franklin County Director of Emergency Management Ryan Buckingham says the visit is to look at damage caused by the storm early Father's Day morning.
06/24/11 After a flurry of Big Ten recruiting news in recent days, I decided to share some thoughts Thursday afternoon . Guess I should have waited a few more hours. A surge of commitments continued throughout the evening, making Thursday the most productive recruiting day for the league in recent memory. The Big Ten added 13 verbal commitments on Thursday, spread between seven different squads. We ...
06/21/11 A storm Tuesday afternoon caused such severe damage in Sesser that Mayor Ned Mitchell declared a curfew in the city from 8 p.m. until this morning to keep people off the streets.
06/20/11 HIGHLAND PARK, IL- Forest City Enterprises Inc., on behalf of the US Navy, has hired CB Richard Ellis to market a 37-acre parcel of vacant land just south of the former Fort Sheridan, straddling Highland Park and Highwood on both sides of Patten Road. The property, which at one time held housing for Navy families, is for sale for $25 million.
06/19/11 First, the Chicago Board of Trade. Next, maybe the John Hancock Building? How about Buckingham Fountain? So, OK, not every Chicago icon is moving to Indianapolis.
06/19/11 A line of storms that tore through Southern Illinois early Sunday morning left downed power lines, uprooted trees, ruptured gas lines and damaged buildings in its wake in Perry and Franklin counties. Little or no damage was reported in other counties.
06/16/11 The campgrounds at Illini State Park may be open by the Fourth of July weekend, state Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, told The Times on Wednesday. Rezin was making a courtesy call at the Marseilles City Council meeting on Wednesday
06/14/11 Some big Lindsey Buckingham news for you, not only can you catch him live in tour this fall but he'll also be releasing a brand new solo album
06/08/11 Follet Educational Services, an educational text book company, signed a 551,200-square-foot lease at 2805 Duke Parkway, Butterfield East 550, in Aurora, IL. The lease term was not disclosed. The single-story, 551,200-square-foot industrial building was built in 2008 and is one hour west of Chicago in the Interstate 88 West Industrial submarket. The CB Richard Ellis team of John Suerth, David ...
06/08/11 1. Pittsburgh, Gerrit Cole, RHP, UCLA. 2. Seattle, Danny Hultzen, LHP, Virginia. 3. Arizona, Trevor Bauer, RHP, UCLA.
06/07/11 Here list of players who were chosen in the first 30 rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft.
06/05/11 Traffic flows south Saturday on Interstate 75 at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Fort Myers. The highway has been expanded from two to three lanes in each direction.
05/29/11 Ann Stinnett's 1923 brick East Peoria home sits on a hill just off busy Illinois Route 116, but thanks to mature trees and shrubs, it's mostly hidden from view.
05/27/11 Franklin County Emergency Management crews are heading to Joplin, Missouri to help in recovery efforts.
05/27/11 President Barack Obama moves as smoothly through a news cycle as Muhammad Ali once moved through a prize ring.
05/26/11 CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - May 26, 2011) - The Chicagoland Chapter of Autism Speaks hosted the eighth annual Walk Now for Autism Speaks on Saturday, May 21 at Soldier Field. This family-friendly three-mile walk along Chicago's Lakefront increased autism awareness and funds research into the causes, treatment and a cure for autism. The Walk attracted 20,000 participants coming together to change ...
05/25/11 So Long, Farewell : After 25 years, Oprah says goodbye to her daytime talk show. ( Washington Post ) Read full article >>
05/22/11 Fresh from his focus on the Mideast, President Obama launches a week-long trip to Europe Sunday that's intended to strengthen his hand on both sides of the Atlantic.
05/19/11 St. John's Mercy Heart and Vascular in Washington, Mo., added Dr. Joseph Moore as a cardiologist on staff. | 
