Knox County has best unemployment rate since pandemic, cautionary signs remain
Knox County’s labor market had good marks in September although there’s little doubt that market disruptions and labor shortages are still a factor.
Knoxville Blue Bullets Open The Playoffs Saturday
The Knoxville Blue Bullets football team wrapped up their regular season with an 8-1 record. That led to them hosting a first round Class 2A playoff game against Kankakee Bishop McNamara this Saturday afternoon. Bullets head coach
Knox County Community Artisans Open House Saturday
The former Hawthorne Center Craft Mall has been renovated into a new space. It is now occupied by Knox County Community Artisans. It’s an opportunity to try your hand at different forms of arts and crafts, including
Busy Movie Weekend At The Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater will have a busy Halloween weekend. It all kicks off Friday night as they wrap up their Fright Film Fest with the original “Friday the 13th”. The fun and thrills continue Saturday morning with
LaDuke, Gary
Gary LaDuke of Bloomington CA (formerly of Oneida, IL) passed away on September 27, 2021, at his home.
Mattson, Katherine M.
Katherine M. Mattson, age 73 of Knoxville, Illinois died at 1:03 PM on Friday, October 8, 2021, surrounded by family at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois.
Hall, Matthew S.
Matthew S. Hall, 48 of Galesburg, passed away at 5:56 a.m. Sunday, October 24, 2021, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.
UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket line
MILAN, Ill. (AP) – Police say a vehicle struck and killed a United Auto Workers member as he was walking to a picket line outside a John Deere plant in Illinois.
Pritzker to visit UK, tout climate-change efforts next week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois mission is headed for the United Kingdom next week to discuss the state’s efforts to neutralize climate change while bolstering economic development.