***This column is the second of a two-part series written by Tim Pletkovich on Serbs in Kewanee and their history in the community. When Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia in 1941 to form a fascist gover...

A survey asking Kewanee residents for their opinion on the new trash service was a mixture of both good and bad news for the city of Kewanee and LRS Waste Management Services. Over 250 residents took ...

This Thanksgiving, the Kewanee Police Department is joining the Illinois State Police and other local law enforcement agencies to ensure holiday travelers are buckled up and driving sober.  The “Click...

Madison Allen and her fellow firefighters returned to Fire Station 2 after their third consecutive call on Thursday around 1 p.m. The fettuccine that she had attempted to prepare for lunch earlier had...

BISHOP HILL, Ill. –The 2024 Julmarknad (Christmas Market) in historic Bishop Hill will be held on Nov. 29, Nov. 30, and Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Dec. 1 and 8, with hours from 11 a.m. to 4 ...

New menu items, an expanded buffet and updated dining facilities are some of the things diners will find when they visit the reopened Happy Joe’s on Tenney Street. Eric Ellenberger and Jamie O’Neill a...

Every high school student athlete hopes their team is “still alive” in the postseason, to keep playing after the regular season is over for higher honors. For Wethersfield High School and its partners...

***This column is the first of a two-part series written by Tim Pletkovich on Serbs in Kewanee and their history in the community. “Why Kewanee? What was it that brought everyone to Kewanee?” asked Du...

There’s something magical about family recipes—especially those passed down through generations. My Grandma Lois, who passed away nine years ago, had a gift for making her home feel warm and inviting,...

The two incumbents running for re-election to the Kewanee City Council share a goal of improving Kewanee’s streets in the next few years. Tyrone Baker and Steve Faber are among five candidates on the ...

Kewanee’s trees will be the target of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant, and on Tuesday the CIty Council hired a Batavia, Ill. firm to help plan the grant project. The council voted to hir...