Let me begin by saying thank you to everyone for their warm welcome. I can't tell you how glad we are to be in Mount Carroll. This June marks one year of bringing The Sewing Room and Workshop to ...

Timber Lake Playhouse's Rock of Ages is a hilariously fun jukebox musical featuring a wonderful soundtrack of 1980s Rock hits.

Fourth of July celebration is scheduled for Friday, July 4, with events being coordinated and run by the Mount Carroll Fire Department.

Savanna’s Fourth of July celebration will take place Saturday, July 5. The Savanna Historical Society is holding a “History Comes Alive Tour” of historical buildings in the community from 10 a.m.-12 p ...

Meanwhile, the Trump and MAGA machine continue their rage, hate and revenge campaign with the recent takedown by ICE of Sen. Alex Padilla of California, simply trying to ask Kristi Noem a question, ...

My name is Rob Santos, and I'm the vice president of A&R at Sony Music Entertainment. While vacationing with my family in rural Illinois, I had the unexpected pleasure of attending Rock of Ages at ...

SAVANNA—Freida Nickels was born June 26, 1937, the tenth and final child of Mike and Anna Clauss, in Hamilton County. She passed away peacefully Thursday, June 12, 2025, at her home in Pinnacle Place ...

Spring is the season of fresh starts and new beginnings. As it draws to a close and we head into summer, we are taking a look at how the millions of Americans living with diabetes can use the change ...

Dear Editor: I ran across this quote that's attributed to Abraham Lincoln while looking at Muzzleloaders.com.They were using it as a Memorial Day quotation. "I pray that our Heavenly Father may ...

Timber Lake Playhouse's first production of its 2025 season, Saturday Night Fever, offers an engaging story full of fun disco music and dancing. Directed by Tommy Ranieri, the musical is based on the ...

EDWARDSILLE—Mary Christine “Christi” Dannels, nee Sullivan, 58, of Edwardsville, passed away peacefully at home with her family on Thursday, May 15, 2025, after an extended illness. Christi was born ...

LANARK—Mary Alice (VanderVinne) Newendyke, 90, of rural Lanark, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in the loving care of her family and FHN Hospice. Mary was born on May 30, 1934 ...