Red Bud project gets huge grant

Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and local leaders to announce Regional Site Readiness Program awards totaling $31 million to support site readiness activities…

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Waterloo man dies in crash

Waterloo lost a young resident in a fiery car crash last week near Red Bud. Emergency personnel responded shortly before midnight late last Wednesday night for a vehicle that struck…

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Maeystown wastewater woes

The Village of Maeystown will be conducting a public hearing Monday regarding proposed improvements to the community’s wastewater treatment facility, bringing the sewage system up to code and addressing issues…

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Record soybean harvest in Illinois

ation announced that Illinois farmers have set a new soybean production record.  According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Illinois farmers produced 688 million…

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