Stewart Family Hardware Monticello True Value is celebrating a grand opening.  Gary Stewart took ownership of the store in ...

Braxton’s kidneys were not functioning due to Polycystic Kidney Disease. Emily Chitwood and Austin Tomko decided to do ...

A dog-grooming business in Piatt County is looking to expand its operations by bringing services directly to its canine ...

Harry Munster received the 2025 Andrew Torok Award as Secretary of the Year in the Eastern Area of Illinois from the Masonic ...

Marisa’s Purpose is bringing Josh Norrad to Monticello. Norrad will perform on March 6 at the Gridiron Gala, co-hosted by ...

The IHSA Class 1A and 2A baseball tournament will be staying in Champaign for the foreseeable future. After Illinois Field hosted the state finals on a temporary basis in 2025 because of a schedule ...

The Monticello boys’ basketball team opened its postseason on Monday night at the Sievers Center. The goal for the Sages? To get back to play another game — or two — at their home gymnasium. That ...

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Monticello finished the season with a 28-2 record and gave the Sages’ eighth-grade boys’ basketball program its first state trophy since a fourth-place finish at the 3A state ...

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Nearly a decade has passed since the Monticello girls’ basketball program won an IHSA regional title. The drought is still ongoing, but this season’s Sages put forth a valiant effort to almost bring ...

In the village of Homer, our “downtown” features more false fronts and vacant lots than businesses. Like many communities in the 15th Illinois Congressional District, we are hardworking people who ...