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New Hillsboro McDonald’s Store Now Open

“What would Hillsboro be without McDonald’s?” said Hillsboro Mayor Don Downs at the grand opening of the new restaurant on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The restaurant had been closed for four months …

Dobrinich Twins Retire After 53 Years As Grave Diggers

As twins, Perry and Larry Dobrinich shared everything growing up - a womb, a home and as adults, they share a yard, residing next to each other in Mt. Olive. But there is one thing they don’t …

Annual Audit, Grades On Litchfield Agenda

It was a busy night for members of the Litchfield School Board, who approved the annual audit and heard two presentations about school improvement options. Board member Valerie Cain was absent from …

Ongoing Construction Projects On Hillsboro Agenda

If construction work around town is a sign of progress, then Hillsboro’s City Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, is an indication of continued growth. Plans for replacing the Seward Street Bridge …
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Lancers Earn Share Of MSM Championship

The Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team picked up their second win against Pawnee this season and earned a share of the MSM Conference title in the process on Monday, Oct. 19, as the Lancers …

Soccer Toppers Set Record With Win

When summer workouts began in May for the Hillsboro High School boys soccer team, the players were asked to bring with them a list of accomplishments, both for the team and as individuals, they would …

Litchfield Beats Lancers To Move To Title Game

The good news for the Lincolnwood co-op soccer team is that they were playing their best soccer of the season coming into their regional game on Monday, Oct. 19, in Taylorville. The bad news was that …
Obituaries
Gary E. Forsee, 79 Gary Edwin Forsee, 79, of Coffeen, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, with his family by his side. Last rites were accorded by the Cathedral of the Immaculate …
Randall P. Damm, 60 Randall Paul Damm, 60, of Litchfield, formerly of Girard,  died on Friday morning, Oct. 16, 2026, at his home in Litchfield.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Mr. Damm …
Ruby M. Ellis, 89 Ruby Mae Ellis, 89, of Litchfield, died on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at Carle Bromann Hospital in Normal. Service time for Ms. Ellis will be announced at a later date. Ms. Ellis was born on March 30, …
George G. Savage II, 86 George G. Savage II, 86, of Springfield, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, at his home. Funeral services were held on Monday, Oct. 19, at Butler Funeral Home in Springfield, officiated by Fr. Michael …
Edward J. Kuhl, 73 Edward J. Kuhl, 73, of Sorento, died on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at the Staunton Health and Rehab Center in Staunton. The family is planning a service at a later date. Mr. Kuhl was born one of 13 …

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LANCER LINES • Lancer Students Ready For Halloween, Lady Lancers Win 20th Game

Namaste, Lancers! I hope you all had a great weekend; as for me, my weekend was pretty relaxing. It looks like Halloween is coming up, let’s see if Lincolnwood is getting ready to get spooky! …

DRAGON BEAT • HJHS Halloween Dance Happening Friday, Plan For Ribbon Week

Welcome back Dragons to another exciting week on The Dragon Beat. To start off let’s do our Disney Character Quote. Last week’s quote was, “My dream wouldn't be complete… without you in …

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Dear Editor, I experienced a chill of joy when I read the Sailsbury and Sharp letters in The Journal-News issue of Sept. 21, some of us still love America! The Democrat party is riddled with …

Letter To The Editor

We have a serious problem with our elections. People focus too much attention on partisan races and waste excessive amounts of time and financial resources on them. At the same time, many of those …

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