07/17/11 CHARLESTON - East Central Illinois native Glenn Gentry has been appointed administrator of Heritage Woods of Charleston, according to a press release.
07/17/11 PEORIA - For the first time since 2007, three Journal Gazette/Times-Courier area football players participated in the annual Illinois Coaches Association Shrine All-Star Football Game.
07/15/11 MATTOON - From fundraising activities to group trips, the newly established Criminal Justice Club is ready to make its mark on the college's campus.
06/30/11 CHARLESTON - For six and a half innings Toledo American Legion Post 764 and Charleston Post 93 battled to a scoreless tie in what was the first game of the 2011 American Legion Senior Post 88 Firecrac
06/29/11 Two thieves broke into a car parked on the 8600 block of Northeast Miami Court at 4:30 p.m. June 12. The victim noticed a blue Dodge Charger with dark tints parked next to her car. When she went outside to check, the car sped off. She then found the rear window of her car smashed and a bag of papers related to her job missing. The estimated damage is about $250.
06/29/11 Two Fort Bend County residents spoke about the fireworks ban during the open forum of the Fort Bend County Commissioners meeting Tuesday.
06/29/11 Quick pitch: Vince Anello, who can play several positions while always hitting, is back after a season at Lake Land and first baseman Derrick Zavarella is transferring to the Lakers after a year at Kaskaskia.
06/13/11 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, with men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. - Matthew 19:26
06/13/11 CHARLESTON -- The driver in a truck crash Sunday morning on Illinois Route 130 that injured five passengers has been cited for driving under the influence of alcohol.
06/13/11 The Loudoun County Fire-Rescue System invites members of the Loudoun community to attend the upcoming Firefighter Family Day.
06/10/11 An impressive attempt to bring Hogarth's work to the stage. William Hogarth. Photo: Getty Images.
06/09/11 Whitebear Education Complex held its third annual inter-school Pow Wow on May 19 with more than 200 people in attendance. People from throughout the area took in a day filled with dancing, drumming, singing, and honouring the aboriginal culture.
06/06/11 DECATUR - State Rep. Adam Brown announced Monday he will be moving out of Decatur and seeking election to an Illinois House district to the southeast of the city.
06/04/11 SHELBYVILLE - Holland Township Supervisor Matt Forcum announced he will run in the proposed 102nd Illinois House District as a Republican in the 2012 election.
06/01/11 Despite concerns raised by nearby residents, plans to rezone almost five acres along Gum Spring Road north of Rt. 50 to combine with a previously-rezoned 16-acre site to develop a commercial center have been moved forward to the Board of Supervisors for action.
06/01/11 SPELLING BEE UPDATE: The Times Herald's Michael Duong made it through the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee's Round 3 by spelling "chorten" correctly. The Arcola Intermediate student now awaits the judges decision to see if he is a semifinalist. The top 50 spellers, with written test results factored in, will advance to tomorrow's semifinal round.
05/31/11 A quiet holiday weekend still spells the start of the Midlands' Neat festival, as a second Much Ado gets under way in London Another bank holiday spells a slightly quieter theatre week ahead, with fewer new openings. This doesn't apply if you're in Nottingham however, because the Nottingham European Arts and Theatre festival has some great shows this week, including Gob Squad's Kitchen and a ...
05/31/11 HUMBOLDT - Auto accidents are not uncommon on the long stretch of U.S. Route 45 that runs through the Humboldt Fire Protection District.
05/30/11 Brian Whitman of Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly leads the cast of locals competing at Tuesday's rescheduled NJSGA Amateur qualifier at Royce Brook in Hillsborough.
05/15/11 The stateline region was blessed with a stretch of nearly ideal weather recently which resulted in major progress on corn planting. Illinois went from 10% planted on May 2, to 34% on the May 9. Northwest Illinois advanced from 3% on May 2, to 46% on the May 9. I would guess as of May 12 that Stephenson County is somewhere above 80-85% planted and possibly more. The rest of the Midwest is a mixed ... | 
