Ever been bullied? I have. A long time ago. Still haunts me.
Just as our elected state government officials — all of them — were failing us again this week on fundamental matters of a budget, the Clinton nuclear power plant quietly and efficiently went back online. In fact, workers set a U.S. record for a boiling water reactor, needing only 11 days to…
A valedictory feeling filled the air Thursday when Ed Rust Jr. addressed an overflow crowd of State Farm retirees at the DoubleTree.
Every small town has its patriots. Minonk has its own band of brothers. Seven sons of Michael and Sara Petri were in uniform at the same time during World War II.
I’m having a hard time understanding the fuss about Donald Trump adding his name (his “brand,” he says) to his architecturally brilliant skyscraper in downtown Chicago.
We buried my father this week. If you’ve had the same experience, you understand why I want to tell you about my dad. There’s some rationale for the “telling” appearing right here. You see, he was a writer of letters to the editor. Some of them appeared on this page.
People were polite as they entered U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood’s town hall meeting this week, perhaps surprised to find the tall rookie congressman greeting each of them at the door of the Tazewell County event. Many told him they appreciated the chance to listen and be heard.
Ever been bullied? I have. A long time ago. Still haunts me.
If you’ve been on the business end of an MRI or CT-scan, you understand the gravity of what I’m about to implore: Technologists should never, ever shake their heads, divert their eyes, furrow their brows, click their tongues, wiggle their noses or, as was the case in my instance, wish the pa…
I should have dug a little deeper last August when I asked state lottery officials about how often big winning tickets are sold but never cashed. The data were available for “draw games” (like the daily jackpot), but not for “instant games” (the “scratchers”). Why was that?
Driving south (way south) on Interstate 55 one day last week, we stopped for lunch about a hundred miles north of New Orleans, determined to find a home-grown restaurant.
Normal Mayor Chris Koos probably wishes the Illinois attorney general’s office had waited just a few more days to respond to a months-old request for an opinion about the town’s rules governing public comment at council meetings.
The speakers’ platform at Tuesday’s event where Gov. Bruce Rauner heralded Rivian Automotive’s purchase of the vacant Mitsubishi plant was a gloomy metaphor for the state of affairs between our local municipal governments.
New details have come to light in the Jelani Day death investigation, confirming rumors and filling in gaps, a review of emails by The Pantagraph has shown.
The Regional Office of Education #17 will host a Substitute Sign Up Day from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6.
Read through the obituaries published today in The Pantagraph.
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Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time — as crop harvests begin.
Pritzker has contributed $1 million to the campaign of Democratic secretary of state candidate Alexi Giannoulias even though Pritzker just four months ago backed Giannoulias’ opponent in the primary.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ These Indiana lotteries were drawn Thursday:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
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A Eureka chiropractor — who has had offices in El Paso, Monticello, Roanoke, Metamora and Peoria — is accused in a $1.7 million scheme to defraud Medicare.
Prosecutors said she had over 8 grams of meth when she was taken into custody following her Wednesday sentencing hearing.
Charging documents said a Champaign woman tried using a fake $100 bill at Hobby Lobby in Normal.
A Milwaukee man faces a McLean County battery charge after prosecutors say he spit on a Bloomington police officer.
Pritzker has contributed $1 million to the campaign of Democratic secretary of state candidate Alexi Giannoulias even though Pritzker just four months ago backed Giannoulias’ opponent in the primary.
Around two dozen supporters gathered in downtown Bloomington on Thursday to protest what they maintain were wrongful convictions that led to the imprisonment of innocent men.
Local law officials honored newly appointed Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White and retired Justice Rita B. Garman for their tireless work and breaking barriers in the courts.