Good Hope News

One year after District 14 Illinois State Trooper Todd Adkisson rescued a man from a burning, overturned car, his hands have healed, he's doing what he loves and he's getting national recognition for it.

McDonough County voters on Tuesday turned down a referendum seeking to increase property taxes to fund road and bridge repairs.

A two-way Colchester mayoral race and a tax referendum to bring in additional money for county roads and bridges top the April 7 general election ballots in McDonough County.

John Bunch, 38, of Bushnell is charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated driving on a suspended license, criminal damage to property and resisting or obstructing police.

Though it came several hours later than predicted, a sheet of ice enveloped central Illinois, causing headaches for motorists and cleanup crews.