TAYLORVILLE - As she stands inside the wooden framing that forms the skeleton of her future home, Hewittville resident Barb Wicker acknowledges that it has been a year of ups and downs.
Retired nephrologist and now sculptor Dr. Richard "Dick" Bilinsky fiddled recently with an adjustable light that needed to be the perfect angle to shine on the sculpted, aluminum star that hovered over a nativity displayed in St.
Diverse groups throughout Illinois actively involved with the local food movement are joining forces to expand the BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL program statewide.
Nancy Elledge started the day shopping at Christmas in the County in Athens and Cantrall. She wound up in downtown Springfield as part of Small Business Saturday.
Preliminary numbers showed the deer harvest was down around 15 percent from last year for the first weekend of the firearm deer season, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
