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Twirl Into Decades Of Family Memories At This Unassuming Illinois Italian Restaurant In Pekin

A sandwich that shares its name with a Venetian boat has been pulling central Illinois families back to the same tables for decades. It’s called the gondola, and some folks still tie it to childhood memories from the early 1990s. The bread gets talked about just as much. It’s...

Pekin, IL · 6d

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Bartonville reveals next steps for this towering 'nuisance' property

The days are numbered for a towering Peoria County eyesore property. Bartonville has purchased the former Allied Mills plant and is looking for a contractor demolish a structure it has deemed a "nuisance" for decades. According to Peoria County property records, the village took control of the property after it had been deemed abandoned last May. The property's former owner, Lord Mic Williams, was forced to give up the property in December 2024 after he had been deemed delinquent in his tax payments to the county. More: 'Nuisance property': Why Bartonville is in conflict with owner of old Allied Mills plant Now, Mayor Leon Ricca is looking to get a contractor in place for demolition before Dec. 1, with the process of demolition likely to take around a year before everything is brought down. "Well, it's out for bid right now," Ricca told the Journal Star. "We've had a lot of interest from demolition contractors around the country. Sometime after Dec. 1, we'll make a determination on which contractor gets awarded the bid. It'll probably take a year to tear it down; a lot of the asbestos has to be remediated from that and from the silos behind it." Ricca

Bartonville, IL · 11h

The State Journal-Register

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Predictions for IHSA football quarterfinal games around Springfield

Sacred Heart-Griffin, Rochester and Williamsville are no strangers to the high school football quarterfinals. SHG is making its 30th quarterfinal appearance, followed by Rochester (17th) and Williamsville (15th) in their respective Saturday, Nov. 14 games. If both SHG and Rochester survive their road games, they will reunite in a semifinal showdown at Rocket Booster Stadium. It would be their fifth playoff meeting since 2019. IHSA football quarterfinal predictions for the Springfield area Class 4A No. 3 Rochester (10-1) at No. 10 Highland (9-3), 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14: The Rockets are as dominant as they come in the quarterfinals with a 14-1 record under coach Derek Leonard since 2009 and nine state titles to boot. The Rockets breezed to an early 27-0 lead in the second quarter against Cahokia en route to another running-clock win, 54-27. Junior running back Evrim Tabag supplied 245 total yards and five touchdowns, including a 52-yard TD reception in the first half. Tabag currently totals 1,288 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns on 172 carries. Rochester lineman Dylan DuRocher and receiver/defensive back Nate Swaney were each tabbed all-state in Class 4A by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association. Highland junior running back Carter Harris, also

Springfield, IL · 1d

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Memorial Health to close one of its Springfield facilities

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A facility operated by Memorial Health is closing, at a time when mental health and the improvement of it is a very strong subject. Memorial confirms the Behavioral Health facility at West Lake will be shutting down by the end of the year.

Springfield, IL · 8d

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New ALPLM acquisition details Lincoln’s dry-goods purchases

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Oh, the things you can pick up at auction for two bucks. A Petersburg family has donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum a ledger from a local dry-goods store documenting sales for thirteen months in 1836-37. A young lawyer and lawmaker named Abraham Lincoln was a frequent customer, buying, among other things, clothing materials — buttons, fabric, and thread – to likely either make a suit or repair an existing one.

Springfield, IL · 1d

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NWS weather balloon relaunches bring better forecast data to the Tri-States

IOWA, ILLINOIS & MISSOURI— A full, two-times-a-day weather balloon launch schedule is taking place again at all of the National Weather Service’s upper-air stations. Balloons are launched at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at these stations. The weather balloons will help meteorologists understand the environment and help weather...

Omaha, NE · 1d