Toulon News

Toulon native Lisa Ellis admits she's experienced depressing lows because of her bia 'polar disorder.

The first-ever Princeton Elks Children's Care Poker/Fun Run will be July 19. The sign-in and start/finish are at the Ye Olde Underground Inn, 219 S. Sixth St.

Authorities in Stark County say they have a large financial problem. A few weeks ago, the county had to borrow money to make payroll.

A Neponset woman was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison, the maximum penalty for a Class 2 felony.

As a musician, Bruce Polay travels to Europe, Mexico and South America. But one of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony music director's favorite venues is right here in central Illinois at the News Room Bistro, located in the town of Toulon, about 35 miles north of Peoria.

Abraham Hunter of Vienna is the "Best of Show" winner in the Illinois segment of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Contest, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Acting Director Sam Flood announced today.

A paroled murderer has lost his bid to have a new felony charge here in Stark County heard by someone other than the presiding judge who had once been his defense attorney.

OF THE JOURNAL STAR Posted Apr 27, 2009 @ 08:32 PM Last update Apr 27, 2009 @ 09:17 PM TOULON - An explosion apparently caused by a ruptured natural gas line leveled one wing of a large and well-known Toulon business early Monday, and a chemical release prompted temporary evacuation of some nearby homes, officials said.

The Stark County Courthouse in Toulon is one of several landmarks in a town with a wealth of history.

Toulon Mayor Kyle Ham was ousted from office by former mayor Richard C. Collins in one of the most tightly contested races Tuesday on the Stark County ballot.

Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 * The state constitution is pretty limited on how it can be amended by popular referendum.

Officials in Stark County in central Illinois are expressing outrage over the planned closing of the Illinois Department of Human Services office in the county seat of Toulon.

City legal bills of $75,000 a year here in the seat of Stark County have emerged as one of the hot issues in a vigorously contested mayoral race.

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A paroled murderer who faces a new felony charge for allegedly breaking into a Toulon home will not go to trial until at least mid-June. Carl William Allwardt, 58, had been convicted of a Marshall County murder ...

Posted Feb 07, 2009 @ 11:50 PM Last update Feb 07, 2009 @ 11:51 PM The dogs bark.

Calling all potential entrepreneurs: Stark County is hosting a program on the topic at 5:30 p.m. Feb.

A 23-year-old Toulon man remains hospitalized after he was trapped in the wreckage of his vehicle after it slammed into a guardrail early Thursday morning south of West Jersey.

The Heartland Partnership and the Tri County Regional Planning Commission released a wish list today of 210 local construction projects with a combined cost of $600 million that could benefit from the money in ...