Thomson News

Greg Miller, Carroll County Coordinator for the Emergency Services Disaster Agency , speaks with local municipal leaders and emergency services personnel during the Wednesday, Oct.

Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Commitee Meeting Sept. 9 - The Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Committee will meet Wednesday, Sept.

History: The intersection of Cass and Chicago streets has always been a busy location for business and their customers.

Ron and Mary Ellen Brown, the first of the two Operation Pride awards selected for the month of August.

The owner of one of the most popular, fastest-growing businesses in Carroll County is doing his share to help the tourism industry in this region.

Jimmy and Stacie Mims of Thomson are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Quiana Brittany Hicks, to Rafeal Randale Parks, son of Caroline and Dale Parks of Winfield, Ga.

Jimmy and Stacie Mims of Thomson are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Quiana Brittany Hicks, to Rafeal Randale Parks, son of Caroline and Dale Parks of Winfield, Ga.

Local residents are welcomed to the grand opening of two new businesses on Saturday, June 27.

The Germinators Garden Club has presented its first "Operation Pride" award to Elmer Meyers of 1717 Portland Ave., Savanna, Ill.

A road block on Argo Fay Route, about five miles from Thomson, Ill., has been present since Monday.

When the Lake County Forest Preserve District took possession of what is now the Fox River Preserve and Marina in 1990, recalled Executive Director Tom Hahn, "it was a mess about 200 or 300 dilapidated trailers." Two decades later, the preserve spans 589 acres on both sides of the Fox River in Cuba Township, and boasts a four-lane boat launch, two ...

Charlotte Bolander did all the right things. She followed through with her yearly medical examinations.

Mikaela Thomas, a recent graduate of Thomson High School, recently won first place in the 12th Annual Marion and Lucille Paschall Oratorical Scholastic Contest at Springfield Baptist Church in Thomson.

Megan Wynelle Ruehle and Cleveland Reddick Poston were united in marriage at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Thomson.

Larry Foreman, 76, of Fulton, certainly enjoys creating the unique. "I do things that are unusual, not like everybody else," said Foreman.

Amber Jordan worked 12 years for the big day. And when it arrived, it poured rain.

Illinois has given America some big names over the years. And some big-time inventions.

May seems unusually long for Daisy Wilson. Six years ago, she awaited the arrival of her only son, Command Sgt.

The Jo Daviess-Carroll County Solid Waste Agency, in conjunction with the Jo-Carroll Extension Unit, hosted a conference on April 23rd for local government officials, business leaders, and interested individuals that focused on bringing together creative forces for environmental progress within our communities.

A 19-year-old man was shot to death early Sunday outside a West Side McDonald's restaurant.