Barb Weidner News Today

The Biz Week That Was: Cloudy economic forecast, new restaurants and lots of pumpkins are among the highlights.

East of Route 176 on the edge of Crystal Lake and Prairie Grove, a gravel road leads past a creek and up a hill to a 110-year-old barn. Just past the barn is a sprawling 65-acre landscape of grass and trees. After five years of renovations and improvements, a couple has transformed the property into Prairie Groves newest event venue.