Mount Carroll News

Thomson Correctional Center MOUNT CARROLL – Believing that it would help spur economic development, the Carroll County board has passed a resolution stating its support for selling Thomson Correctional Center to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

LANARK – Carroll County businesses will offer special holiday shopping opportunities Friday and Saturday during the Holiday Shop Hop in Lanark and Mount Carroll.

With the Holiday season coming, everyone thinks of our armed forces personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world.

Campbell Center Board President Edward Jurack and Associate Executive Director Lisa Iversen shown with the 3 American chestnut seedlings on their way to Independence Hall.

At The Next Picture Show, Dixon. This exhibition is a nuanced exploration of classic black and white photography.

The Jo-Carroll Solid Waste Agency recently elected new Board officers and recognized the contribution of the previous Chairperson, Paul Hartman.

Inducted into the Timber Lake Playhouse Hall of Fame were Gene Teeter, Dorotha Smith and Gladys Ludens; back row: Carolyn Getz and Camille Mackey , Jack Rapp and Peter Dillon Not pictured: Bill Delp.

A new team will lead Illinois GOP women in 2010. Executive officers were elected at the Illinois Federation of Republican Womena s biennial convention held on Oct.

People living in homes in rural areas that are constantly exposed to the wind could save money by installing a windbreak.

Carroll County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy representatives met with Rep.

Sixteen musicians from the Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform Sunday in four chamber music ensembles.

SAVANNA The Savanna City Council awarded the City's latest demolition bid to Colgan Excavating at the October 13th, 2009 meeting.

Make Friends With Brown Nance Klehm wants humans to reconnect with the soil-in part by composting their own bodily waste.

It's that time of year again when hundreds of children dressed as Ghouls, Goblins, Princesses, Witches, Super Heroes and more converge on downtown Morrison.

The West Carroll FFA Land Use team of members Ethan Baisden, Colby Lemm, Joe Dykstra, Richard Houzenga, and Brandon Colgan placed 1st at the Section #1 FFA Land Use CDE held on October 8th at the Jan Knight Farm outside Mount Carroll.

Don't forget to utilize our Membership Value Program as we start our new membership year.

Organizers said attendance increased by over 50% from the first year, a testament to more people "going green." Video by Tom Kocal - Produced by Brent Simmons Liz Gabbard and Jack Beucher, two exhibitors, compare notes during the 2nd Annual Green Fair held Saturday, Sept.

Reason for running: I have concerns about the direction in which the current administration is taking us, the overspending of tax dollars and the increasing of municipal employees.

MOUNT CARROLL – Rich Hall will portray Edgar Allan Poe in the upcoming production of “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, Chilling Tales and Poems,” at 7 p.m. on Oct.

The Carroll County Board met for its regular monthly meeting Thursday, September 17, 2009 in the Carroll County Courthouse.