News Progress

•May 11, 2022• The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC’s food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans. The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need. Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal … Read More

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•May 11, 2022• The Illinois Amish Heritage Center will host it’s third annual Sheep to Clothing to Quilts event on Saturday, May 14th (with a rain date of May 21st) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be a $5.00 admission fee. The event will again feature activities to show how clothing and quilts were made in 19th century and before. Even though woolen mills were making wool cloth by the 1860s, many families still spun their own thread and wove their own cloth. Worn out clothing was turned into quilts. … Read More

•May 11, 2022• The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced the release of the new Illinois Official Highway Map. The map includes route updates as well as a new feature that shows mileage between towns and marked route junctions to help residents and visitors alike plan their travels throughout Illinois. … Read More