Logan County News

S upporters for the Rail Splitter Wind Farm had a rally Tuesday evening just prior to the Logan County Board's vote on the project's zoning request.

Horizon Wind Energy has permission to build a wind farm in northern Logan County, and opponents have pledged to fight it in court.

Two out of five eighth-graders - who are generally about 13 years old - say they can drink without their parents knowing.

Logan County Emergency Management Director Dan Fulscher is correct: Precipitation at any time in central Illinois is quite normal.

Like many small area communities, Mount Pulaski needs money for projects. Mount Pulaski mayor Bill Glaze attended Monday night's meeting of the Logan County Board's road and bridge committee to seek financial ...

Renowned storyteller Brian "Fox" Ellis will tell tales of Abraham Lincoln and his relationship with Lincoln, Ill., July 20 at Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, 914 Fifth St.

A month after MeLisa Cleary was found dead, her family still has been unable to lay her to rest, or to learn much about what happened to her.

The wait is finally over. After hearing an end to both public comments and closing arguments, the Logan County Zoning Board of Appeals tonight will make a decision on whether to grant a conditional-use permit ...

It was the fifth in a series of public hearings regarding a request for conditional use of agriculture land for a wind farm, and it still took 3 1/2 hours.

A 27-year-old Atlanta man is in jail after officials say he stabbed a 56-year-old man on Monday.

The death of a 29-year-old Emden man was ruled accidental by a coroner's jury at the Logan County Safety Complex on Tuesday evening.

A major point in the debate over the proposed Rail Splitter Wind Farm's construction of 29 turbines in northern Logan County has been how the structures will affect those who live around them.

Logan County's economic development director Joel Smiley Wednesday unveiled his five-year plan for boosting the area's economy and business climate.

And on and on it goes. Despite testimony and public comment beyond 10:30 p.m. Thursday, the Logan County Zoning Board of Appeals' hearings on wind turbine construction are still not complete.

The foundation raised approximately $1,500 for the restoration of the old Mill. The organization is currently trying to rehab the building to make it a museum to commemorate the path of Route 66 through ...

Houston-based Horizon Wind Energy has been working diligently for the approval of the Rail Splitter Wind Farm in Logan County.

Logan County is still mulling its future with giant wind turbines that are already producing electricity in other parts of Illinois.

It's on Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine. In Lincoln, four gardens will be open for viewing.

The husband and three children of a missing Mackinaw woman were found early this morning at a Peoria motel hours after they were the subject of an Amber Alert.

WMBD/WYZZ TAZEWELL CO. - The body found in Logan County is that of a missing Mackinaw woman.