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Where to see beautiful bluebonnets in around Texas this spring If youre wild about wildflowers, check out these Texas spots in full bloom. April is that magnificent month when bluebonnets blanket fields, pop up in parks, and dot roadways in every corner of Texas. Our beloved state flower got a later start this year due to drought conditions last fall, and early plants got walloped in Februarys historic winter storm, experts say. While 2021 may not be a blockbuster wildflower season, the colo...

Pritzker downplays court decision to allow challenge of his executive orders to proceed Gov. J.B. Pritzker downplayed a Sangamon County judge denying his motion to dismiss the case challenging his executive orders to prohibit indoor dining. Pritzker blamed “right-wing” groups for challenging his authority in the courts. K.C. Gulbro, who owns Geneva restaurant FoxFire, said he has conservative leanings, but that’s not what’s driving his lawsuit. Gulbro says the governor overstepped his a...

Where to see beautiful bluebonnets in DFW and around Texas this spring Is there anything prettier than a sunset over bluebonnets in Texas? Photo by Steven Ng April is that magnificent month when bluebonnets blanket fields, pop up in parks, and dot roadways in every corner of Texas. Our beloved state flower got a later start this year due to drought conditions last fall, and early plants got walloped in Februarys historic winter storm, experts say. While 2021 may not be a blockbuster wildflow...

Six rural counties added to Illinois vaccine initiative Mansur Shaheen | Apr 6, 2021 Share this: Six rural counties will be sent a specialized rural vaccination team to increase their vaccine distribution capacity. It is estimated that more than 8,000 people will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks due to the program. Those being served by the program will receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a one-shot vaccine that does not require those is rural areas to hav...

Good news Crossroads! The one-dose J&J vaccine is en route to the Crossroads, and is expected to be available as early as next week!

Cynthia Ryan | Apr 02, 2021 When I was a little girl, Dad would occasionally let me climb into the pickup for the short ride to the DeWitt County Co-op in Clinton, Ill. He’d gravitate towards the circle of farmers drinking coffee on a cold Illinois morning after giving me a nickel for the peanut machine in the corner. For decades following the closure of this and several other local grain elevators, Dad became a familiar face at ADM in Birkbeck, Ill. He’d grab his truck keys on the way out...

There were four offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in DuPage County during the third quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal. The data shows that all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol, one was a veteran, and the median age was 46. The youngest parolee was a 41-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 53-year-o...

WGLT file photo Illinois State Police say a LeRoy man has died in a crash with a semi-tractor trailer on an icy interstate. According to ISP, the 28-year-old man lost control of the truck he was driving on an icy bridge deck on Interstate 74 near Farmer City in DeWitt County around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The eastbound truck hit the guardrails on both sides of the road and landed in eastbound traffic. An oncoming semi then hit the truck’s driver-side door, police said. The truck driver was take...

Winter Road Closures in Victoria and Dewitt County As Victoria and the Crossroads do their best to thaw out after Sunday nights winter storm, road closures remain in place throughout our County. The freezing rain and sleet say a number of accidents in Victoria on Sunday afternoon and evening, many of which took place on U.S 59 or Zac Lentz Parkway. By 4 PM yesterday, Victoria Police confirmed 12 vehicle accidents related to the weather. Crossroadstoday.com reports the following road closures in...

The DeWitt County Development Council is reaching out to Illinois State University to assist with leadership with economic development. The council has been operating through its volunteer board of directors