News Progress

•August 24, 2022• The day a young person moves into his or her first apartment or home is a momentous occasion. Few things evoke a sense of accomplishment and independence as much as having your own place. Upon moving into a first home or apartment, young people soon realize just how many items they need to make a home feel like home. It goes without saying that furnishings like a bed and couch are a necessity, but young people also will need some kitchen essentials so they can prepare some simple meals on their own. As young people expand their … Read More

•August 24, 2022• As hot, humid days give way to cool fall temperatures, it is prime time to enjoy a new bounty of fresh vegetables. Homeowners may be ready to pick the vegetables they have been growing the past several months. While many home vegetable gardeners focus on early spring plantings that yield the tomatoes, cucumbers and squashes of summer, they also should consider summertime sowing that will yield tasty offerings throughout fall. Some of these cooler-weather stock can be harvested just before frost sets in. Individuals ready to bite in to produce plucked at the peak of fall have … Read More

•August 24, 2022• Illinois Governor JB Pritzker awarded Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, the Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard, with the Illinois Distinguished Service Medal for the general’s “leadership and poise” during the state’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The Governor, who is the Illinois National Guard’s Commander-in-Chief, awarded the medal to General Neely during the Guard’s quarterly Senior Leader Engagement on Aug. 19 at Manufacturing times Digital (MxD) in Chicago. … Read More

Photos by Crystal Reed The Windsor Harvest Picnic was held on August 18-20. On Thursday evening there were pork chop dinners for sale by the Windsor Harvest Picnic were served and the Methodist Church had an ice cream social. The Windsor American Legion presented a patriotic opening and musical entertainment included the Family Worship Center Band and Jake Hoult and Mikayla Joy. On Friday evening, there were fish dinners by the Windsor Harvest Picnic with homemade desserts by 5th and 6th graders. Little Miss Harvest Picnic was announced and that honor was given to Brystol Wiltermood. She received a crown … Read More

•August 24, 2022• Caden Petro, 19, of Bethany, has been sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. At a sentencing hearing on August 18, 2022, Judge Jeremy Richey imposed the sentence after Petro had previously pled guilty to: … Read More