A new women-led philanthropic initiative has officially taken root in Piatt County. Rooted & Rising ~ Piatt County Women’s ...

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Hoffman died on Feb. 21, 2026 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after living with pancreatic cancer. Former Monticello Superintendent Vic Zimmerman said Hoffman was “one of the last great ...

When drama advisor Nicki Graham picks a spring musical for Monticello High School, she looks at a lot of different criteria.

In Birdland dawn has been breaking into blue skies and quickly warming days. It still gets cold at night, but yesterday I only wore my sweater to go to the ...

I bent my arm and flexed in front of the mirror expecting to see the toned bump of a bicep in the shape and size of a crisp baked potato. Instead, I got mashed potatoes covered in gravy. Delicious but ...

Tatum Harman of Monticello, Illinois, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Mil ...

Illinois agriculture faces no shortage of challenges: from volatile markets to rising input costs to increasingly unpredictable weather. What receives far less attention is the quiet infrastructure th ...

On what was set to be the second day of his trial, a Mansfield man pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine, rather than leaving the decision up to ...

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In January 2026 the Monticello Police Department dealt with 67 criminal offenses, 5 follow up investigations and 12 911 calls.

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