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The Kewanee Boilermakers will head out on the road to take on the Mendota Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Kewanee is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak. On Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Kewanee had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Sherrard. Brayden...

The 2024 Bishop Hill Quilt Show “Rainbows, Rick Rack & Roses” will be held May 17-19 in the Bishop Hill Colony School. Hours will be 10 a.m.-4 pp.m. Friday, May 17; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18; and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, May 19. Quilts, gifts and antiques...

Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. The CEO of Austin-based hospitality tech company InKind, Johann Moonesinghe, is in the process of buying out Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ in Buda. He tells Eater in an email on Wednesday, May 1, that his restaurant group is “likely [going to] end up being the owner” of Valentina’s.

Several entrepreneurs in Sheffield are hosting an etsy-inspired market, Thrive on Main, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Thrive on Main has become a spring-favorite event drawing people to Sheffield for the last six years to shop vendors, boutique trucks, fresh florals, local food and home décor. Here is a tentative list of vendors and Sheffield businesses participating: Ava Marie Jewelry, Barrel of Wine Designs, Birth to Five IL, Blissful Branch, Blue Anchor Boutique, Brands on a Budget, Buttercupp Candles, By the Grace of Bows, Café 129, Copilot Clothing Co, Cows Coffee, Optimal Health, Crafters Mill, Curvology, Custom Creations Vinyl, Edna Jo Tacos, Entwined, Frosted Farmgirl, Galassi Farms, Grace and Mae Designs, Gramma Nanas, Hair Haven, L&M Sweets, Landy Lou and Devie Too, Nest, Little Moo Boutique, Liv Thai, Love and Lavender, Made New, Maizy and Mama Wreaths, Mimis Bows, Mulberry and Honey, Naptime Bakes, No Roots Boots, Royal Super Mart, Royal Appliance LLC, Runaway Rack, Rural Rose Boutique, Sheffield Lions Club, Small Town Girls Boutique, T. Kaye Creatives, The Dog House, The Midwest Mercantile, Thunder and Stone, Uncommon Reign, Wildbloom Boutique, Winters Works, Xan Dandy Cotton Candy Co, Wooden Element, Doodle B, Just Poppin’ By, Starved Roack Candleworks, Lifelong Memories, Velvet Iron, Best Dealls, Polka Dotted Dresser, Parlor Coffee & Cream, Reds Bar & Grill and Bellucios.

22-year-old Andre Odom went to the school's front office on April 22 before being asked to leave. He gained reentry after a student let him in a side door.

Officials say the scammer will call and tell the victim they missed jury duty and that there is a warrant out for their arrest.

La Fayette Illinois. Population 250. Only 89 homes are in this community that’s not even a mile long. The village was established in the late 1830s and it’s showing its age. “We’ve seen houses, including the one I grew up in, demolished,” said longtime Village of La Fayette...

GALESBURG, Ill. — The Galesburg Fire Department responded to a structure fire Sunday morning at the 900 block of Hawkinson Avenue. Firefighters responded to a single-family residence fire. Upon arrival, first responders encountered smoke and flames coming from a window. Crews entered the home from the rear and extinguished the fire.

Alyson Sturgis bakes outside the box. “Most of the things I do are a little bit of a twist,” Sturgis said. “I have peanut butter miso cookies. I have London fog scones.”. She also offers everything from sourdough loaves to freshly milled flour. Sturgis is the owner of...