It will be a beautiful celebration of the beginning of a wonderful season, full of good ol’ fashioned family fun and all things fall!

The Bushnell Community Pool is firing up the grills once again as it hosts its second annual Grills Gone Wild fundraiser on Saturday, September 20, at the VFW in Bushnell.

Our upcoming national juried exhibition showcasing visual artwork from artists across the United States…

“When they find that perfect dress, their face lights up and excitement just fills the room.”

For the seventh year, the Western Illinois University Office of Student Engagement and the School of Agriculture are excited to bring back the annual Family Day BBQ Competition and Tasting!

“I hope this addition will give people the opportunity to connect and say things they may not have been able to say while their loved one was alive,”

It’s the season for festivals in Forgottonia. So mark your calendars and gather your crew for this fun, tiny-town, farm themed day that is perfect for the entire family

The need is urgent. The current shelter, built for a different era, struggles under the weight of modern demands. Once housing only a handful of dogs and cats — many of whom were euthanized due to limited space…

"It went so well that we thought we'd give it another shot."

The goal of this farm is health; health of the soil, the ecosystem, and the people.

"I'll find you in the morning sun

And when the night is through

I'll be looking at the moon

But I'll be seeing you.”

Many of us have heard of Camp Ellis, yet, it remains a mystical and truly unknown place that sits a few miles from many of our homes.

Worship music, family games, raffles, face painting, a bounce house, and visits with mini cows!!!

On August 15, the Abingdon Community Center celebrated its grand opening…

The beef industry during this time played an integral role in the success of the local economy, so much so that the cattlemen of the Monmouth area were known for their quality production among the Chicago Union Stockyards.

This September, the skies above Galesburg will once again hum with history as the 54th Annual National Stearman Fly-In returns to the Harrel W. Timmons Galesburg Regional Airport from September 1st–6th. The event draws aviation enthusiasts, pilots, and families alike to celebrate one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II—the Stearman biplane.

The Spoon River College Office of Community Outreach is offering a class called Cannabis Horticulture Processing this Fall. This 12-week program helps prepare students for a career in the quickly growing Cannabis Industry. Classes begin on September 11.

On August 24, there will be a Back to School Bash and Food Truck Festival at Reed Park in Farmington, Illinois. This event will be hosted by M&K Parties, a locally owned business based out of Farmington that rents out and operates inflatables and other party fun!

There used to be billions of monarch butterflies on Earth; now, they number in the millions, and their population continues to plummet

In the quiet woods of Warren County, just northwest of Galesburg, the Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve unfolds across 110 acres of richly forested land