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Illinois Weeklies

Illinois Weeklies is a niche news outlet focused on community-level reporting across the state of Illinois, with an emphasis on content drawn from or relevant to local weekly newspapers.

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
6
Latest publication
Sep 2, 2026
Audience
Top 10M sites
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Jul 3, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · jefflampe

    Elmwood fires longtime police chief (opens the original)

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    Dismissal of Bean pending Sept. 8 council vote, possible legal action By NICK VLAHOS For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – Issues regarding clothing and equipment might have helped persuade the Elmwood mayor to fire the city’s longtime police chief.>

  2. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · jefflampe

    Changes abound, but not in LincolnLand preseason poll (opens the original)

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    By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post While the local football scene has seen huge changes, one thing remains very much the same heading into this season. Farmington and Annawan-Wethersfield are LincolnLand conference favorites. Joining them as preseason picks in our annual poll of coaches (who did not vote for their own teams) is Havana. Yes, in case you were not aware, there are now three Lincoln

  3. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · jefflampe

    Petition foils Farmington proposal (opens the original)

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    Never underestimate the power of a petition. After a long discussion about rezoning a business on Monday night, the Farmington City Council voted 3-2 in favor of the change. But due to rules surrounding a petition presented at the meeting, that vote did not suffice to pass the ordinance.

  4. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · jefflampe

    Petition foils Farmington proposal (opens the original)

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    By JEFF LAMPEFor The Prairie News FARMINGTON – Never underestimate the power of a petition.After a long discussion about rezoning a business on Monday night, the Farmington City Council voted 3-2 in favor of the change.“The motion passes,” Mayor Kenn Stufflebeam said of the vote to rezone 447 W. Fulton St. from I-1 light industrial to I-2 heavy industrial.“No, it doesn’t,” said the faint voice of City Attorney Bill Connor, who was monitoring the meeting online via computer.Connor explained that

  5. Article · Jul 3, 2026 · jefflampe

    The Prairie News being sold to The Kewanee Voice (opens the original)

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    By JEFF LAMPEFor The Prairie News Barring an unexpected last-minute change, this will be the final edition of The Prairie News. But fret not, a successor paper is on the way. Starting next Friday, July 10, regular readers in Stark and Henry counties will begin receiving The Henry-Stark Voice in their mailboxes each week. In addition to a new name, this weekly paper will have new ownership. Taking over operations are Susan DeVilder, Mike Berry, Sherry “TD” Welch and the rest of the staff and boar

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