PLYMOUTH - A Taylorville man was killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle accident in far-southwestern McDonough County, authorities stated.

LaHARPE - A Carthage teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon north of LaHarpe, according to the Illinois State Police.

EAST PEORIA - Apparently because there weren't enough lights lighting East Peoria's annual month-long Festival of Lights celebration, Eastlight Theatre has created a synchronized lights and music (and non-toxic theatrical haze) experience that complements all the other seasonal activities happening across the city.

I've been a journalist for more than 30 years and have found myself writing about St. Nicholas, the jolly old elf, several times.

The body of a Wapella man was found Sunday afternoon after he fell through the ice on a farm pond near Swisher Hill Road early Saturday afternoon.