Illinois Valley YMCA welcomes new pre-K teachers for 2025-26 school year

The Illinois Valley YMCA has announced the addition of two new pre-kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Boltz and Mrs. Little, for the 2025–26 academic year. Mrs. Boltz will serve as the lead teacher for the Y-Tykes Pre-School Program. She holds a bachelor’s degree …

Grade Timber Becomes Authorized Illinois Dealer for Tajfun Forestry Equipment

Grade Timber Partners with Tajfun to Bring Premium Forestry Equipment to Illinois SPRINGFIELD, IL, UNITED STATES, July 5, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Grade Timber, a trusted leader in logging and land management throughout Illinois, is thrilled …

Photos: Northern Illinois celebrates the Fourth of July

ExpandAutoplay Image 1 of 36 Children celebrate Thursday, July 3, 2025, to the music of Evergreen, during Rock Falls Tourism’s 4th of July celebration at RB&W Park. Music, food and of course fireworks kick off the weekend of American independence. ( …

Illinois woman stabs 3 children, sets house on fire, police say

According to Chicago Police Department, a woman allegedly stabbed three children before setting a house on fire. “You can see the flames in between the trees.” said a witness on the cell phone video that captured smoke coming from the home where police say …

Supreme Court ruling means ‘harder work’ for Illinois and others fighting Trump administration actions

A Supreme Court decision limiting federal judges from issuing nationwide injunctions is expected to make it more difficult for blue states fighting President Donald Trump’s executive orders to get widespread relief and could further stretch the resources …

Gatorade's 12 high school players of the year in Illinois

Gatorade honored the top high school athletes in Illinois throughout the 2024-25 season, capped in June with the naming of the spring players of the year. Gatorade uses a selection committee, which "leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media …

Quincy, Illinois Soon to Be Featured in PC Truck Driving Game

If you think driving through Quincy is fun in real life, wait until you see what it's like when it gets added to a very popular PC truck driving simulator. There are new screenshots showing how accurate this video game representation of Quincy will be. …

Illinois community coming together to purchase Pope's old home

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, located at 212 East 141st Place in Dolton, Illinois, as it appeared in July 2024. (Photo: Google Maps) The village of Dolton in Illinois has decided to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home. While some have raised concerns …

UCLA at Illinois | Big Ten Baseball | May 9, 2025 | B1G+ Encore

UCLA completed the comeback in the 9th inning as Toussaint Bythewood hit a RBI groundout to tie the game at 8, then Payton Brennan stole home to record the winning run and put the Bruins up 10-9 over Illinois. #bigtenbaseball #ncaabaseball #b1gbaseball # …

Illinois politicians respond to passing of Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'