NW Illinois News

McCombie: Eviction ban puts 'burden on property owners' in Illinois

By James Ledbetter | Apr 30, 2021

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has stretched the ban that Illinois has on evictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic until June 1.

Exelon's Byron Generating Station donates more than $35,000 to local food pantries

By James Ledbetter | Sep 27, 2020

The officials and employees at the Exelon's Byron Generating Station raised over $35,000 for local food pantries.

The Central Bank of Illinois donates $15,000 to support local food pantries

By James Ledbetter | Jun 28, 2020

The Central Bank of Illinois has donated $15,000 to local area food pantries.

Dixon starts massive $5.7 million streets resurfacing projects

By James Ledbetter | Jun 21, 2020

Dixon City is planning to spend approximately $5.7 million to fix its streets infrastructure, making it the largest resurfacing project in the municipality's history, local policymakers said this spring.