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This Massive Illinois Vintage Market Packs 250 Vendors Across Three Floors Of Shopping

Somewhere in Illinois, an old toilet sits filled with billiard balls, and shoppers walk past it on purpose. That former bathroom now works as a pass-through between rooms packed with vintage treasures. The building spent more than two decades as a nursing home. Old call buttons still dot the walls,...

Morris, IL · 2d
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These 8 Illinois Restaurants Belong On Your Bucket List Faster Than You Can Say Delicious

Want to find the most delicious restaurants in Illinois for your bucket list?. These 8 restaurants serve up bold flavors and truly memorable meals!. 1. Alongi’s Italian Restaurant (Du Quoin) There are restaurants you visit once and forget, and then there are restaurants that stick with you forever. Alongi’s...

Illinois · 7d
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What Keeps Road-Trippers Stopping at This Mural-Covered Route 66 Diner in Dwight, Illinois?

You pull off the highway in Illinois expecting a quick bite and a bathroom break, nothing more. Then the walls start talking, the plates arrive heavier than you planned, and suddenly you are making plans to come back. Some small-town diners are just places to refuel, but a few turn...

Dwight, IL · 2d
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Quain, Steidinger address students for Veterans Day

A Prairie Central alum addressed this week’s Veterans Day assembly at Prairie Central High School. Major Kyle Steidinger is a 2006 PC graduate and currently works at OSF St. James Medical Center and SELCAS. He’s with the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria. He pointed to the essential military...

Fairbury, IL · 19h

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Is This Tiny Illinois Diner In Pontiac The Friendliest Stop On Route 66?

Somebody once jacked up an entire log cabin restaurant and spun it around so it could face the highway again. That actually happened in Illinois, and the diner is still serving breakfast today. The building went up in 1926, made from cedar telephone poles. It started as a lunchroom and...

Pontiac, IL · 4d

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Legionella Found in Beaverville Woman's Home as Illinois Water Crisis Deepens

The latest Beaverville testing raises two separate questions: whether Legionella is present beyond one home and whether chlorine levels are adequate across the water system. ABC7 Chicago reported Legionella in one of two homes tested and no chlorine residual reaching either home. The homes belonged to Kathleen Butron and a...

Beaverville, IL · 3d

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Kankakee, IL McDonald's to Give Away Turkeys Monday Morning Nov 16

More than 6,400 turkeys will be donated across 20 Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana locations.

Kankakee, IL · 4d

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Football Recap: Heyworth Picks Up 12th Consecutive Win + How To Watch

Heyworth had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Clifton Central Comets get on the board and left with a 47-0 win on Saturday. The win made it a perfect season for the Hornets. As...

Heyworth, IL · 20h

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I-57, I-74 interchange expected to reopen as holiday season approaches

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Interstate 57 and 74 interchange reconstruction is coming close to being finished, and officials said all lanes of I-74 could be fully open as early as this Friday. The project broke ground in 2021, but officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation said they are nearing the finish line. Jason […]

Champaign County, IL · 2d

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McLean County Board approves $150 million budget, lowers tax rate

The McLean County Board on Thursday approved a $150 million budget, increasing spending by $5.9 million but lowering the property tax rate for the third time in three years. The budget will lower the county’s property tax rate to its lowest level in 20 years, largely due to a 6.72% increase in the county’s equalized assessed valuation. The tax rate will drop from $0.83 to $0.81 per $100 assessed valuation, amounting to a decrease of $15.86 for the owner of a $255,000 home. However, because of the increases in valuation, some homeowners may not see a decrease in their actual county tax bill.

Mclean County, IL · 2d

WCIA

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Meet ‘Frosty’ and ‘Dasher:’ Two new faces at Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch

RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — A Champaign County Christmas staple is welcoming two new faces. Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch in Rantoul is introducing two new reindeer this season: “Frosty” and “Dasher.” Just three weeks ago, the six-month-olds flew all the way from Alaska to their new home here in the Midwest. With these additions, there are now […]

Rantoul, IL · 1d

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Central Illinois Weather Alert: Sunday Freeze to 60s Nov. 15-19

Central Illinois faces a freezing November morning before temperatures surge into the upper 60s by Saturday.

Urbana, IL · 6h

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KSD 111 Explores Possible Closure of Another School

Kankakee School District 111 is exploring the idea of closing another one of its schools. At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, board members voted to adopt a resolution to approve the Commencement of the Required School Code Public Hearings to Consider the Proposed School Closure of Mark Twain Elementary School on East Court Street. Superintendent Doctor Theresa Lance says there are three reasons they are looking into the closure.

Kankakee, IL · 2d

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PBL schools’ proposed tax levy shows increase in both amount, rate

PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board on Wednesday, Nov. 11, approved a proposed version of the school district’s property tax levy for 2026 and scheduled a truth-in-taxation hearing for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, prior to approval of a final version. Without including $2.18 million to be levied...

Paxton, IL · 3d

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GCMS senior Lily Sizemore to play basketball for University of Illinois-Springfield

GIBSON CITY – Lily Sizemore, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School’s girls basketball team’s all-time leading scorer, signed her letter of intent on Friday to play for the women’s basketball team at the University of Illinois-Springfield. “It feels really good to get it over with so we...

Gibson City, IL · 1d

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B-N labor leaders support data centers built with community-minded regulation, union labor

McLean County residents have shared their opposition to hyperscale data centers, and they were a major issue in the recent midterm elections. But one group in particular stands to gain from their construction: labor unions. In a report from the Illinois Economic Police Institute, a group which advocates for "data...

Mclean County, IL · 1d

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Goodberlet Home Services Advises Homeowners on New Nicor Gas Rates

KANKAKEE, IL - November 13, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Goodberlet Home Services, a family-owned HVAC, plumbing, and electrical company, is advising northern Illinois homeowners on how new Nicor Gas rates taking effect November 16 change the makeup of winter heating bills. The guidance follows the Illinois Commerce Commission's October 15 approval of a settlement in the utility's 2026 rate case.

Kankakee, IL · 1d

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Grit, defense and game winners: Five takeaways from Bradley’s trip to St. Petersburg

Following a lackluster start to their action against Division I opponents, Bradley traveled to St. Petersburg to take part in the Showdown in St. Pete. Facing two opponents in Coppin State and George Mason, the Braves ground out two hard-fought victories, defeating the Eagles 56-54 and the Patriots 62-61. Highlighted...

Bradley, IL · 1d