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Scott Erickson, the incumbent Republican clerk and recorder in Knox County, is seeking reelection. He’ll face Democratic challenger Johan Henrikson in the Nov. 3 general election. -
Jane Carlson/Tri States Public RadioSanjay Sharma signed an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Illinois Attorney General agreeing to pay restitution to five patients who paid “deceptively issued” bills that were sent more than a year after the hospital closed. He was also fined $15,000.
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While the school board aimed to present a candidate in October, board president Courtney Rodriguez now says they have not yet made a decision. -
Gov. Kim Reynolds will convene a special session Friday morning to consider amendments to the state's Major Economic Growth Attraction program. -
The Maple Leaf Community Concert Series is returning for its 34th season, continuing a tradition of bringing professional musical artists to Monmouth. -
Spoon River College has hired a firm to auction off its former campus at 208 S. Johnson St. in Macomb. -
The Board of Trustees agreed to lease the space in Horrabin Hall in Macomb to Regional Office of Education 26, which serves Fulton, Hancock, McDonough, and Schuyler counties. -
McDonough County has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit brought by the mother of a man who was killed in a 2023 crash while being pursued by sheriff’s deputies. -
Knox County Coroner Jacque Dare will move her office, equipment, and supplies to the former Mary Davis Home after the Knox County board approved a plan to provide her with a permanent office space. -
Five Burlington homes dating from Iowa’s territorial days to the Roaring Twenties will open their doors to visitors Sept. 26 and 27 as part of the annual Heritage Trust Tour of Homes. -
Work will begin next week on construction of a new water treatment plant. The single-story structure will be built at the northwest corner of Ward and Grant streets. -
A federal judge has dismissed three of five claims in a lawsuit over the Macomb police shooting death of 4-year-old Terrell Miller in 2024, citing a missed filing deadline and federal rules protecting cities from direct liability.
