Stockton News

Steve Holesinger stands in front of what is being called a landfill at his farm in rural Stockton, Ill., on Wednesday.

With only a few days left until the big event, it is important that you register online at www.mostelizabeths.com if your first or middle name is Elizabeth and if you are planning to attend the Gathering of Elizabeths on Saturday, June 27,2009 at the Apple River Fort State Historical Site, 311 W Myrtle St.

A car accident with a fertilizer sprayer sends a 17-year-old Stockton teen to the hospital.

The Stockton Heritage Museum is asking tractor owners to consider being part of Tractor Day.

There have been more sightings of a black bear in the area, but we're not sure if it's the same one.

A Stockton man snapped this picture of a black bear this afternoon, just north of town near Chelsea Road & Illinois Route 78.

Andrew -- Adleigh Schwager. Dubuque -- Katherine Hohmann, Lisa Sadewasser, Jacob Smith, Emily Thomas and Luke Viertel.

MT. CARROLL Gerald Bork did not like the fact that he was not allowed to participate in the discussion regarding the CC Board's consideration of Senate Bill 1783 at the April board meeting.

STOCKTON, Ill. - A 43-year-old Stockton man has been arrested for breaking into the Citizens State Bank early Saturday morning.

A conference regarding Blackwater/Xe and other private armies was held in Stockton , only an hour's drive from Sterling, Rock Falls and Dixon, on April 25-27. It was sponsored by Clearwater and the Catholic Workers Movement.

Harvard business owners Sue and Bruce Dietz have decorated their eggs in an unconventional, post-Easter fashion.

Nearly 200 people gathered for the Stop Blackwater Conference and action that took place April 24th-27th in western Illinois.

STOCKTON, Ill. -- It's not often that a playwright performs in a community theater production of one of his plays.

What: Stockton Avenue Art Stroll When: May 8, 2009 Event: Reception for artists at various venues on Stockton Avenue: Time: 7:00- 9:00 PM Who: Charlotte Britton, Marion Cowee, Pam Fingado, Erin Kennedy-Chase, Kay Kent, Doris Mendell, Amy Neiman, Fletcher Oakes, Mary Curtis Ratcliff, Lindsay Rikeman, Barbara Rockhold, Carmela Rose, Jean Sichterman, ...

They've been accused of indiscriminant killing and making up their own security rules to fight the war.

STOCKTON, Ill. -- This week, opponents will gather to show their distrust in Xe, the military contracting company formerly known as Blackwater.

Two people were injured Tuesday morning in a semi versus car crash east of Woodbine.

Matthew T. Meyer, an Ag Teacher and FFA Advisor at Stockton High School. STOCKTON, Ill.

Bloomington Mayor Steve Stockton is being opposed by Eric Decossas and Tari Renner.

The Great Galena Cookery hosts a cooking class in The Artists' Annex in Galena, Ill.