Several familiar Memorial Day gatherings in the area, including ceremonies at Camp Butler National Cemetery and the Field Mass at Calvary Cemetery, have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
George Sinclair joked Saturday that his first garden was when he dug up his mom's front yard while she was out playing bridge."She came back and cried," Sinclair recalled.
Illinois House members approved a new state budget Saturday as the legislature worked to wrap up a whirlwind four-day session that resulted from the coronavirus pandemic.
