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Morton, Illinois, is the pumpkin capital of the world, and celebrates each year with a festival, a pie-eating contest, glass blowing and more.

In recent weeks, a variety of form letters and emails, most of them including the same language, started arriving in county clerks' inboxes.

The old Roosevelt School is a landmark along Salem Avenue in Carbondale. But for more than 25 years, it has sat empty.

PEKIN, Ill. --Tazewell County State's Attorney Stewart Umholtz has submitted his unconditional resignation, ef...

PEKIN, Ill. --Tazewell County State's Attorney Stewart Umholtz has submitted his unconditional resignation, effective November 30. Umholtz said he's a...

(The Center Square) – With Illinois’ primary election day less than a week away, early voting continues to lag. This is the latest the primary election has been held in Illinois in nearly 100 years. The primary is usual...

The primary is June 28. Races for governor, all other statewide offices and Congress among those on the ballot.

PEKIN, Ill. - Among the local events celebrating Juneteenth this weekend: one in Tazewell County that will honor the first former slave to own land in...

PEKIN, Ill. - Among the local events celebrating Juneteenth this weekend: one in Tazewell County that will honor the first former slave to own land in...

PEKIN, Ill. - Among the local events celebrating Juneteenth this weekend: one in Tazewell County that will hon...