PHOTO GALLERY: Flag routines for Smith Walbridge Clinic
July 11, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Through the lens
PHOTO GALLERY: 18th Street Farmers Market Vendorfest
July 9, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Through the lens
Community celebrates with Fourth of July Parade
Jordan Boyer, Editor-in-Chief
July 4, 2018
Filed under features, News, Showcase
Members of the community came out, despite the intense heat, to watch the Fourth of July Parade Wednesday afternoon. As the fire truck horns started to ring through the air, children started to jump with excitement to see the many different parade floats and to get a bunch of free candy. Two bro...
Corpse flower blooms after 2 years
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
July 3, 2018
Filed under features, News, Showcase
Titan Arum a.k.a the corpse flower lived up to its name and smelled like a very unlucky possum that was not playing dead on the side of the road, but rather rotting in the heat for about a day or two. Of course, since the corpse flower bloomed a day earlier, its memorable stench only lingered within the small ...
Rauner gives his take on Janus v. AFSCME; Blitz talks aftermath
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
July 2, 2018
Gov. Bruce Rauner denied Monday that the creation of a government website that asks employees to notify the State of "changes in their union membership status" was misleading but was instead a necessary way to give information regarding the Supreme Court's Janus ruling on public sector unions. ...
PODCAST: A Week in Review Fourth of July Edition
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
June 30, 2018
Filed under Podcasts, Showcase
Here's a look at what's going on this weekend and into next week for this year's Independence Day celebration. There are several concerts, festivities and firework shows happening in the area including Red, White and Blue Days and the Coles County Fireworks Spectacular. ...
