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Macomb man charged after shooting on West Adams Street
MACOMB, Ill.— A Macomb man is facing multiple charges following a shooting Saturday morning that left another man hospitalized. According to the Macomb Police Department, officers responded to the 300 block of West Adams Street around 10:45 a.m., after receiving reports about someone being shot. When they arrived, officers...
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Enrollment on the Rise in WIU School of Agriculture
As agriculture continues to evolve, agricultural education is expanding through advancements in technology and growing student interest, a trend reflected at Western Illinois University. With new faculty and staff joining the School of Agriculture, Director Keela Trennepohl said enrollment in the university’s agricultural education programs has grown. “There’s a...
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East Peoria, Canton respond to hot-button issue for IHSA football conference
High school football conference alignment in the Peoria area has long been a hot-button issue. A recent Journal Star letter to the editor from Bradley professor Bill Bailey regarding the disparity between the large and small schools of the Mid-Illini Conference has added fuel to that fire, sparking online debate and reigniting discussion about scrapping conferences for district-based scheduling. "But as great as high school football can be," Bailey writes, "the Mid-Illini football conference is a travesty. It has an open secret." The East Peoria resident then cites an eye-opening statistic — the M-I's three smallest schools (Limestone, Canton and East Peoria) have posted an 0-75 record against the league's five biggest (Dunlap, Metamora, Morton, Pekin and Washington) over the last five seasons. He goes on to cite a 40-point differential in those half-decade of meetings. Canton has a second-year head coach in Nick McCormick. He guided the Little Giants to three victories over the last two seasons including a pair of victories in 2026. "As the head football coach at Canton, I accepted this position understanding the challenges that come with competing as the smallest school in the Mid-Illini Conference," said McCormick, in a statement to the Journal Star