2023 Times Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Streator’s Kody Danko

Congratulations to The 2023 Times Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Streator state medalist Kody Danko.
2023 Illinois Valley summer fireworks schedule

There are 20 different fireworks shows planned across the Illinois Valley region from June 18 to Aug. 12.
Photos: Junior welders attend IVCC camp

The Junior Welding Academy at Illinois Valley Community College gave students 13 to 17 years old the opportunity to explore career opportunities and requirements in welding and fabrication.
Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen headlining Covenant School benefit concert

Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Old Dominion, Lee Brice, Maddie & Tae, Jeffrey Steele, Needtobreathe, and Anne Wilson are among the artists who will appear this summer at A Covenant Knight at the Grand Ole Opry House benefit
Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation award over $250K to 52 animal shelters

Country superstar Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation along with Tractor Supply Company have teamed up for the third consecutive year to donate more than $250k to 52 animal shelters across the U.S.. MuttNation’s Mutts Across America program awarded
Eye On Illinois: North Carolina opinion eventually will echo here, if only faintly

Eye On Illinois: It’s nearly certain Congress would never establish nationwide, uniform protocol for every elected office.
John Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen welcome baby No. 4 via surrogate

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have welcomed baby No. 4 via surrogate. Teigen and Legend welcomed their third child, a daughter named Esti, in January. The couple also share daughter Luna, 7, and son Miles, 5. In an Instagram
HBO’s ‘The Idol’ ending one week earlier than planned

HBO’s controversial series ‘The Idol’, starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, is coming to an end sooner than planned. The fifth episode of the series, co-created by The Weekend (Abel Tesfaye), Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, and Reza