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Others receiving votes: 11, Lexington 22. 12, Yorkville Christian 13. 13, Casey-Westfield 12. 14, Dieterich 8. 15, Peoria Christian 4. 16, Bluford Webber 3. 17, Edinburg 3. 18, South Beloit 3. 19, ...

While hundreds of people – including FBI agents and volunteers throughout the Quad Cities – searched for a missing 4-year-old girl, she was safely in her home. Now law enforcement officials have a ...

Colona has three water towers that need repair, a wastewater treatment plant in need of upgrades, aging water and sewer lines and no economic development director.

Sherrard is ranked No. 8 in the Class 2A poll and looking to maintain its spot among the top teams in Illinois.

The city is partnering with Hannah McGee, a Geneseo High School student working on her Girl Scout Gold Award, on a new stage ...

Bobby J. Charlet, 24, was charged Jan. 23 with Class 1 felony gun-running for transferring three or more firearms, being 3D ...

Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and local leaders to announce ...

Dennis Mathes has been sports editor of the Journal-Courier since 1999. Originally from Urbana, he worked at weekly ...