In less than three years, the United States will commemorate its 250th birthday, or Semiquincentennial, celebration. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, with the nation’s 250th birthday…

The sight of trash blowing off waste-hauling trucks headed to landfills has become an all-too-common sight of late. Besides the unsightly nature of blowing trash, it has raised safety and…

The DCEO Back to Business: New Business Grant Program will provide financial relief of up to $30,000 to businesses that started between 2020 and 2021 and faced hardship due to the COVID-19…

December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month because the holiday season has the highest rate of crashes all year. Don’t let yourself or your family become a statistic…

The roots of automobile manufacturing in the United States can be traced back to Illinois, and specifically Peoria. Brothers Frank and Charles Duryea, working in their barn on West Barker Street,…

On Friday, the governor signed legislation passed during the fall veto session to lift the moratorium on new nuclear construction in Illinois. This move will allow for the development of…

To address traffic congestion and safety concerns for several communities in western Kane County along the Illinois Route 47 corridor, the state legislators who represent the affected communities have sent…

December 7, 1941, will be forever known as ‘The Date That Will Live in Infamy’ in the United States. President Franklin Roosevelt uttered those words in response to the heinous…

A message from Rep. Jeff Keicher on the first day of Hanukkah: I want to wish all my brothers and sisters of the Jewish faith a happy Hanukkah 2023. I…

As we’re all pulling out the lights to decorate for the holidays, there are several good options to recycle those broken light strands so they can be repurposed instead of…