Category Archives: Features

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   ABOVE: Origin of Milford Tablet   When I told Colleen Caldwell about my Illinois 1 series about slices of life in the communities a...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   ABOVE: Baylee Estes, Colleen's daughter, who worked with Colleen on the events center. (Provided)   EDITOR'S NOTE: This is second i...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   ABOVE: Lennie Bertrand, owner of Bertrand's Horse Ranch, Petting Zoo, and Pony Rides; feeds some of the animals at his ranch in rural Wa...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   ABOVE: ReCharge Coffee Company along Route 1 in Watseka   Watseka, the seat of Iroquois County with a population of 4,700, is a vib...

A Memorial Day weekend tradition continues in Danville with the annual Rotary Memorial Way along North Vermilion Street. Bill Pickett has the story... {AUDIO: "We couldn't do this without the donation...

Danville has lost one of its favorite sons...retired actor Gene Hackman. Bill Pickett has more... The Santa Fe Sherriff's Department has confirmed that Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog w...

Once again, just like last year, on a cold and cloudy day Saturday in December; a strong, solid crowd came to Danville National Cemetery on the grounds of VA Illiana Health Care for Wreaths Across Ame...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   ABOVE: Sharon and Jim Poshard will be dressing up as Mrs. Claus and Santa in their Holiday Hills neighborhood in Danville this weekend. ...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE ARTICLE BY JENNIFER BAILEY   ABOVE: Cheri Welsh makes a wedding centerpiece flower arrangement at her Floral-n-Flair flower and gift shop in Catlin.   CATLIN ...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   RURAL FAIRMOUNT - When Joe and Dawn Taylor started Sleepy Creek Vineyards in 2003, they started small and discovered they had to go to l...