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The College of DuPage's Field and Experiential Learning division and Hinsdale Township's 86 High School District Bridge program have encouraged students to learn outdoor living skills. The first course offering…

Senior Grace Cleveland went clean with a season high of 18 kills and a hit efficiency of 0.563 to take Purdue volleyball team # 6 (23-5, 15-4 Big Ten) to victory over Indiana (10-21, 4-15.) to lead) with a…

ROCKFORD (WREX) - Stroll on State is fast approaching and a new Rockford community group is joining the activities.Rockford's Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Hispanic entertainment as part of…

The carriage and tram rides start an hour earlier than before at 4 p.m., pause during the parade from 5.30 p.m. to 7 a.m. and last until 8 a.m.Legacy Park will host two special seasonal events: the community song begins at 5 p.m. and the…

Illinois residents voted in more than 100 categories to choose the Best of Best winners at Peoria's Community Choice Awards in 2021.The Journal Star takes a closer look at some of these categories. For this article, we will focus on reader…

ROCKFORD - Going into stores before sunrise on Black Friday is a tradition for Byron's Jeanie Heng.Heng arrived at Walmart, 7219 Walton St., at 4:15 a.m. on Friday with her daughter Jennifer and granddaughter Brooke to begin the bargain…

A structural problem is preventing around 1,300 Christmas lights from hanging on the dome of the State Capitol for a third year in a row.An engineering firm that was conducting an inspection of the dome in 2019 recommended that an…

ROCKFORD - The pandemic-proof Festival of Lights returns from Friday evening for a 32nd year at Sinnissippi Park, 1401 N. Second St.With more than 70 illuminated displays and funded by donations, the drive-through event is an integral part…

Is the Illinois Union Hotel still reserved for quarantine spots?Not anymore, at least not now, confirmed Robin Kaler of the University of…

Charles E. Lanchantin, 91 Charles E. Lanchantin, Jr., 91, died Thursday evening November 11, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare in Austin, Minnesota, in the presence of loved ones. Charles Emile Lanchantin, Jr. was born on…