The holiday season will be opened the traditional Swedish way during Julmarknad, or Christmas Market, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov.

Suspense has been building in anticipation for this year's third annual Gathering of Midwest Authors in Bishop Hill.

You're never too old, or too young, to learn. That lesson was demonstrated once again Friday as a group of 24 Swedes and about 130 area third-graders returned to the past, thanks to Steele family and members of the Bureau Valley Antique Club.

A man injured in a crash Saturday is in fair condition at The Ohio State University Medical Center.

The Wyanet Golden Eagles will meet at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Coffee Depot for lunch on your own.

The Luren Singing Society on Monday will begin its 142nd consecutive season of singing and fellowship with a 7:30 p.m. rehearsal in the Decorah High School vocal room.

A symposium scheduled for Oct. 9 to Oct. 11 in Bishop Hill will explore issues of sustainability, preservation, landscape, agriculture and development.

"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake.

ILLINOIS The ethnic and folk arts of the Midwest"s postWorld War II immigrant populations, as well as traditional pre-World War II art forms such as blues and bluegrass, are on the schedule for the ninth annual Midwest Folk Festival Saturday and Sunday, Aug.

State historic sites re-opened back in April and say this summer business has been better than ever.

The 19th annual antique show and sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 11 at the Old Colony School in Historic Bishop Hill.

This summer many people are staying closer to home and taking in free or less expensive events.

BISHOP HILL, Illinois - It's known as a small tribute for those who gave there lives in the line of duty.

A ride honoring one soldier designed to help honor hundreds more who went before.

The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg will expand its hours of operation to Thursday through Sunday effective June 4, and the state-operated historic buildings at Bishop Hill are now open seven days per week through Sept.

The ninth annual Midwest Folk Festival will return to historic Bishop Hill, located in western Henry County, on Aug.

During this bicentennial year of 16th President Abraham Lincoln's birth, 10 Illinois state historic sites, many with Lincoln connections, will open seven days a week this month for the summer tourist season.

State officials say several historic sites will be open seven days a week starting in the coming days.