Western Illinois Today

Every county in Illinois now has public transit. The final county receiving the service is Henderson County, offered by Western Community Public Transportation and Morgan Lewis. She says it’s all about meeting a need. Western [FULL STORY]

The Aledo Antiques Day Car Show is expecting another big turnout in 2026. Registration for the car show, which includes a $10 entry fee, is from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday in downtown Aledo. [FULL STORY]

Aledo’s 23rd annual Antiques Day and Car Show will take place this weekend. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in downtown Aledo. The event will feature a car show, [FULL STORY]

Farmers State Bank recently donated $3,600 to twelve area 4-H groups to support youth in agriculture. These 4-H clubs each received $300 from Farmers State Bank: Alexis All Stars 4-H Club Country Kids 4-H Club [FULL STORY]

The 105th annual New Boston Fish and Chicken Fry is set for this weekend. The event will run Friday-Sunday and includes a carnival, food, a parade, a tractor pull, fireworks, musical entertainment, side-by-side barrel racing, and [FULL STORY]

A local nonprofit is celebrating a successful fundraiser that supported Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Mercer County Better Together’s (MCBT) first annual “Reading is a Gift” Readathon raised $10,275, Executive Director Kyle McEwen says. The money [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County VFW is holding its third annual rummage sale this weekend. The fundraiser supports the Mercer County VFW Post #1571 and coincides with Aledo Antiques Day on Saturday. All items at the sale [FULL STORY]

A jury trial has been moved to November for a New Boston man facing a felony sexual abuse charge. 24-year-old Gage Welch appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court last week, where a jury trial has [FULL STORY]