Grand Ridge Grade School honor roll, 4th quarter 2022-2023
Grand Ridge Grade School announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 school year. High honor roll Eighth grade Shelby Domoleczny, Raymond, Hladovcak, Elijah Jordan, Caleb Marek, Eliana Parker, Enrique Rodriguez, Alexis Rogers, Lexi
Goblin Gaming in Ottawa to host worlds of fun available to play, purchase
After meeting at a place as serious as can be, Andy Bryan and Kevin Bennett are taking a big step toward a business with a much lighter, much more fun feel. The two have partnered to open
Royal Auto Supply in Peru prepares to close after five decades
When Bill Stewart bought Royal Auto Supply in 1972, he had a 1957 Chevy he planned to work on. “I saved the car for 50 years,” he said. “I just didn’t have time because, fortunately, I was
Ottawa YMCA supporters put their legacy on new facility project with steel signing
Ottawa YMCA Director Joe Capece remembers sitting in a YMCA board meeting years ago and hearing about the need for a new facility. On Tuesday, he stood behind a 92-foot industrial steel beam about to be hoisted
Eye On Illinois: For tighter restrictions, why stop with traffic cameras?
What happens if you close the barn door after the horses are halfway down the slippery slope? We’re mixing metaphors here to reflect a mixed reaction for one of the steps lawmakers took near the end of
Rich Miller: Behind the scenes of the Democrats’ budget plan
Illinois House and Senate Republicans claimed during budget-related floor debate last week that the super-majority Democrats had masked the true size of their plan by delaying the start of some spending until the second half of the
Darius Rucker to release vinyl edition of ‘True Believers’
In honor of the 10-year anniversary of his platinum-certified album, True Believers, Darius Rucker is releasing it on vinyl for the first time. Rucker says in a press release: “This album changed so much for me musically
Jelly Roll reveals tracklist for “Whitsitt Chapel” featuring Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde & more
Ahead of the full release of his album Whitsitt Chapel next month, Jelly Roll is sharing the full tracklist for the project. Jelly Roll is a writer on all 13 songs on the album, and has recruited
LL Cool J to recur as Sam Hanna on ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’
NCIS: Los Angeles star LL Cool J will reprise his role of Sam Hanna on Season 3 of NCIS: Hawai’i. The actor tweeted along with a photo of him with his new co-star Vanessa Lachey: “Let’s do this!!!”
2023 MTV Video Music Awards will return to New Jersey in September
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards returns to New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12, airing live at 8 p.m. ET and PT. The VMAs will air across MTV linear and digital platforms in more than