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Illinois EPA helps QCA counties with water infrastructure loans
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIllinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim has announced the...
Oquawka, Roseville, Gladstone sprint cars among those racing at Davenport Speedway June 26
The Register-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSix classes of race cars competed at the Davenport, Iowa Speedway Friday, June 26, on a warm summer...
The list of 51 Peoria Catholic Diocese clergy named in a 2023 report on child sex abuse
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA yearslong investigation into child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in Illinois has...
Dale C. Maley: Dr. Miller and his role in founding Fairbury
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDr. John Leland Miller was a farmer, physician, community planner, Robinson Crusoe, army major,...
Oquawka man accused of entering gas station with knife and fighting customers
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Oquawka man is facing criminal charges after police say went into a gas station with a knife and fought with customers. Adam Huss, 34, was arrested and charged with armed robbery (class X ...
Dale C. Maley: The horse vs. the automobile controversy
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFairbury was founded in 1857 when the Peoria & Oquawka Railroad ran its line from Peoria to the Indiana border. From the time of the town's founding, horses played a crucial role in farm and ...
Dale C. Maley: Weston Cemetery provides a glimpse of prairie before settlement
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter the Ice Age ended about 10,000 years ago, the climate warmed and the Fairbury area became...
Dale C. Maley: Fairbury's lost railroad is still visible
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the early 1800s, Americans commonly accepted that farmland had no value unless it had trees and was located near a river. This early belief is why Southern Illinois was the first part of ...
Dale C. Maley: Patton family had important role in Fairbury history
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe story of the Patton family began with the birth of Rev. James Patton in 1780 in Delaware. In a...
Where to go for Burlington-area Independence Day fireworks shows and other celebrations
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWEST BURLINGTON — if you are looking for family fun, free entertainment, good food, and a fantastic fireworks display, you'll be sure to find them at West Burlington's Fourth of July celebration ...
