After 70 harvests, Knox County farmer to retire
David and Brenda Bliss gifted this sign to the Knox County Farm Bureau for its centennial celebration in 2018. David, a lifelong KCFB member, is retiring this year after 70 years of farming. (Photo courtesy of Hailey
House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumers
Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, speaks about his energy legislation duringHouse floor debate on Oct. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary House lawmakers passed a sweeping
Illinois school report card continues to show wide achievement gaps
Students sit in a classroom. (Photo by Kenny Eliason, Unsplash) By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story summary: The 2025 school report card is the first one based on a new grading system that uses lower
See Sydney Sweeney in the trailer for the biopic ‘Christy’
The new film biopic Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney as groundbreaking professional boxer Christy Martin, released a trailer following the movie’s world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. A synopsis for the film “explores how Christy, a young woman
See Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys in the teaser for new Netflix series ‘Beast in Me’
Netflix is teasing the new series The Beast in Me starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys, which reunites Danes with Homeland’s Howard Gordon, who serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer. Danes portrays Aggie, a well-known writer
See Ed Sheeran and his doppelgänger Rupert Grint in the video for “A Little More”
Ed Sheeran shared the new single “A Little More,” alongside the official music video for the track, which features actor Rupert Grint. “A Little More” is taken from Sheeran’s latest album Play, and was co-written by Ed
Chappell Roan, The Killers, En Vogue among the newly added guests at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that Chappell Roan, The Killers and En Vogue are among those who have joined the lineup of performers and presenters to honor the 2025 inductees at the 40th Rock
