A moment, please, to remember the Pontiac Firebird. It was the wing-hooded vessel that contained so many stoner moments, the sounds of Billy Squier and the sweet stench of pina colada air freshener.

You are in Charleston on your own for the summer. Your bank account is running low.

The spirit of the prairie will be in full force in Bement, Ill., this weekend. Sponsored by the Bement Area Chamber of Commerce, the second Old Glory Days of Lincoln and Douglas Festival will be taking place on Saturday, June 13.

BEMENT – Motorists can expect delays on Illinois 105 in rural Piatt County beginning next week.

URBANA – A Champaign County judge Thursday sentenced a Bement man to four years in prison for driving so recklessly that he killed a Tolono woman last year.