Russell Eugene Nelson, 75 of rural Millersburg, Illinois, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, after facing cancer with immense dignity and grace for 13 mon ...

Lloyd Lee Cook, 83 of Viola, Illinois, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Reciting of the Holy Rosary will b ...

Linda S. Coulter, 83 of New Boston, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Mercer Manor, Aledo, following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at ...

An Aledo man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies for shooting at police ...

The Aledo Subway location is officially closed. Gerold Shelton, who franchised Subway locations in Aledo, Milan, Coal Valley ...

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show by reacting to this week’s news that the IHSA’s competitive ...

Aledo Main Street is inviting local artists to help create a new outdoor mural gallery in downtown Aledo. The Mercer County Rotating Outdoor Mural Gallery will feature six panels of artwork designed ...

The Aledo Subway location is facing an uncertain future. On Thursday, staff at the restaurant posted a note on the door that thanked their customers and said they were informed that the Aledo Subway ...

The Mercer County School District hired its varsity coaches for girls wrestling and softball at its October school board meeting earlier this week. Christopher Hedrick was named Mercer County High ...

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Local sports results from Monday are below.