The Mendota Knights of Columbus John F Kennedy Council 2090 held a Pro-Life Benefit on Saturday, July 26, 2025. The Pork Chop & Sweet Corn Drive-Thru Dinner raised more than $2,500 for Abigail Women’s Center. Cash and check donations also exceeded an additional $600.

ComEd reported nearly 74,000 customers across northeastern Illinois were without power Sunday morning.

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Lt. Gov. Stratton led a panel discussion in Joliet on how Trump policy is affecting women's health.

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Volunteers with GAF in Peru and Stage 212 productions removed old seating inside Stage 212 on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in La Salle. A church in Kalamazoo, Mich., will be picking up the seats this weekend. Beginning next week, construction will commence on new seats, a new stage curtain, acoustic panels for the walls, a new ceiling, HVAC improvements, sound enhancements, lighting upgrades, new carpeting in the auditorium and lobby, and painting. The goal is to have the project completed by the beginning of October and we will unveil it to the public with the fall production of Puffs in November. Stage 212 is still taking donations for the project. You can donate through their website at https://www.stage212.org/.

The town hall meeting at Oswego High School is part of her summer town hall series.

Illinois saw 142 tornadoes in 2024. With weather teams stretched thin because of federal budget cuts, forecasters warn the next storm might slip through the cracks

Three leaders in the Illinois Valley Community College’s theater program have created a scholarship to support students who perform onstage or behind the scenes.

The Hennepin Park District will offer Red Cross swim lessons this fall for a range of age groups, beginning in September.