Manito News

A Goofy Ridge man and the Manito woman who hired him to kill her cocker spaniel for $25 pleaded guilty Tuesday in Mason County court to animal cruelty.

Tazewell County Floodplain Manager Kristal Deininger checks to see if damaged homes are in compliance with FEMA Flood guidelines.

As they have done for more than 20 years, sisters Tonya and Sherrie Martin were already in place along Downtown Peoria's streets on Monday waiting for the Labor Day parade to begin.

Battered and bruised by heavy traffic and harsh winters, Centennial Drive is finally getting its much-needed makeover.

The attorney for a rural Manito man who allegedly beat a cocker spaniel in the head with a hammer argued today that his client was just trying to euthanize the dog.

Last month, Freddie Mock of Manito, IL, bludgeoned a four-year-old Cocker Spaniel with an axe and left him for dead in the woods.

An 11-year-old South Pekin girl died Friday after an ATV in which she was a passenger flipped in rural Manito.

Animal rescue volunteers are trying to find homes for 11 dogs formerly owned by a man accused of beating a cocker spaniel with a hammer after he was allegedly hired to kill the dog for $25. Freddie J. Mock, 53, ...

Few small towns in Illinois can claim both an active movie theater and busy comedy club as downtown attractions.

Illinois is sending thousands of fish to Iowa to help that state recover from flooding damage to its hatcheries.

A smoke detector may have saved a Manito man's life after an early morning fire.

“We are excited for this opportunity to work with Sue in order to better serve the seniors in the community”

Meals will be served to active seniors at the Forman Center beginning May 19. Meals will be available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. unless a previous Forman Center event is ... via Lincoln Daily News

“I felt a little embarrassed, like I needed to explain I haven't been in school for a long time”

At 29, Jennifer Klassen decided it was time to go back to school. Married soon after high school and raising four children, the Manito woman had taken jobs working in home health care as well as caring for her ... via Journal Star

“It's a known fact that these young drivers, from the ages of 15 to 20, lose their lives more often than anyone else”

Fewer teens are losing their lives on Illinois roadways, Secretary of State Jesse White said Thursday as he announced winners of a safe-driving program inspired by the deaths of Tazewell County teens a few ... via Journal Star

A Manito man accused of killing his landlord pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and obstruction of justice this morning in Mason County Court. via Journal Star

“So it's important for us to do all we can to make sure that we help these young people to be able to navigate in a proper manner from point A to point B.”

Posted on 05/01 at 08:31 PM After 15 teens were killed in traffic accidents in a span of 15 months in Tazewell County by mid-2006, officials organized the Operation Teen Safe Driving program. via Journal Star

“We're going to come in like 'Extreme Makeover' on TV”

Hundreds of people packed into the tiny burg of Teheran on Tuesday to support the Mason County Animal Shelter's quest to win a million-dollar makeover. via Journal Star

“Five years from now, film cameras may be about 10 percent and digital 90 percent”

Lloyd's Photo & Digital owner Todd Kresheck's prediction has come true. Four years ago, he said digital cameras comprised about 60 percent of sales at his store, located at 1207 Washington St. via WisInfo

“Everybody wants to find a spot to save money”

Dennis Mottl talks to a cattle farmer about chutes offered by the Dubas Cattle Co. via Bettendorf News

“We need to increase our numbers, and its just not happening”

Central Illinois' first winery is likely to close later this year because the family-owned business hasn't been able to attract enough wine lovers to the vineyard. via Journal-Gazette