Monticello News

People lined up to be sworn in as new US citizens were unwitting witnesses yesterday to a constitutional object lesson at President Bush's expense on the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

Several people are recovering this Fourth of July, the day after being injured when fireworks shells fell into a crowd in Monticello, Ill., authorities said.

Rose Lawn cemetery owner fails to pay back victims Rose Lawn Memorial Estates may have been targeting veterans and their families when it began selling pre-need burial items without a license three years ago.

MONTICELLO – Injuries were reported Thursday evening during a fireworks display here when errant shells went into the crowd, according to witnesses and emergency officials.

Your good soybean days are numbered. Iowa State University research shows soybean yield loss increases rapidly every day planting is delayed after May 15.

The man who drive his car into a crowd of people and fled on the West Side late Sunday was arrested Wednesday and charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder.

MONTICELLO – After nearly seven decades on the grounds of a former mansion, the John and Mary E. Kirby Hospital in Monticello is making plans to move.

Summer Jazz Festival features guest artists, U. of I. musicians Melissa Mitchell, Arts Editor 217-333-5491; melissa@uiuc.edu 6/9/05 CHAMPAIGN, Ill.

Make that vacation fun and affordable Vacation time for many is here. With the escalating cost of fuel, I suspect plans will be scaled back.

Powerful thunderstorms that spawned at least two tornadoes rolled through Illinois Wednesday night and Thursday morning, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses, toppling trees and flooding ...

A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to strangle his girlfriend with a pair of nunchucks.

MONTICELLO – Eric Hillman had no choice. The Lincoln Elementary School principal had promised that, if the students managed to raise $1,000 for the proposed Piatt County Animal Shelter, he would kiss a ... via News-Gazette Local Stories

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Evanston Police Department. via Evanston Review

“GKST's national presence in municipal banking along with a strong and well diversified investor base positions us very well for the future as more U.S. municipalities seek to finance their infrastructure needs”

- BMO Capital Markets (TSX:BMO) has agreed to buy Chicago municipal bond dealer Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson Inc. for an undisclosed amount, building its presence in U.S. municipal bond market.

The investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial said the acquisition will make it the sixth-largest bank-qualified municipal bond dealer in the United States and the largest in Illinois.

"This acquisition allows us to grow our U.S. fixed income business by broadening our scope and more than doubling the size of our municipal bond business," BMO Capital Markets CEO Tom Milroy said in a statement. Read more

Posted: 4/8/08 Section: News Champaign RP Lumber, 403 N. County Fair Drive, reported criminal defacement of property Saturday evening. via The Daily Illini

MONTICELLO – Volunteers working to establish an animal shelter for Piatt County are planning two fundraisers. via News-Gazette Living Stories

Quad City consumers will pay more for bead, pasta. Businesses already hurting. Just add it to the list. via WQAD-TV Moline

Eisenhower basketball fans; honoring soldiers; live history; Opportunities to Succeed; family dynamics; and more: EISENHOWER: Feature on the Eisenhower basketball team's loyal fans. via Herald & Review

“It was a big inconvenience for a lot of the residents having trouble with reception”

Higher panels to fix problems with reception, improve safety By Kyle Waller In the aftermath of the Northern Illinois shooting, Urbana City Council members approved a new ordinance giving a Special Use Permit ... via The Daily Illini