January 2, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

St. Joseph man peacefully protests against police brutality: ‘We need to listen’

June 4, 2020

June 4, 2020

Jon Arteaga isn’t looking for any praise by protesting at the corner of Main Street and Route 150 in St....

Gilliland coaching legacy strong at PVO

June 1, 2020

June 1, 2020

Coaching legacies can last decades for families. For the Gilliland family of rural Ogden, that notion has resonated for a...

Fruhling-Voges lays out Phase 3 plans for St. Joseph

May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

St. Joseph Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges wants St. Joseph residents to be patient with one another as the State of Illinois...

SJO Fourth Quarter honor roll

May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

FreshmanAdams, MadisonAlwes, CanyonBills, SylviaBirt, OwenBlackburn, EthanBrown, KayleeBurch, TaylorCarter, PaytonChatterton, GwenCollins, BryceCook, MadelynnDial, AleahDow, AbigailFinley, LeahFitch, SpencerFlessner, GraceGadbury, JessicaGherna, JosephGreer, KylieHale,...

SJO Fourth Quarter High Honor Roll

May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

FreshmanActon, AlyssaAtwood, McGwireBaker, KaytlynBaltzell, OliviaBurch, TylerCarter, MadduxCasanova, YamilkaChambers, ArianaCoursey, CaleCramer, MorganCromwell, AidenDahman, ZacharyElsbernd, EmilyFrerichs, JoselynFunk, AlexGreer, KennedyGuelfi, AndrewHaley, MikylaHarms, HallieHewkin,...

Wagners give back in a variety of ways

May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

Jim and Jen Wagner like to help people. They have helped people through the pandemic at their business, Wagner Signs...

SJO announces honors night honorees

May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

You can watch the ceremony here. • Chamber of Commerce Scholarship- Jenna Schaefer• Masonic Foundation Scholarship- Anna Wentzloff and Tristan...

Changes to summer reading program announced

May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020

The St. Joseph Township Library’s summer reading program will look a little different this year. Librarian Susan McKinney said this...

PVO agrees to SRO contract

May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020

Prairieview-Ogden has agreed to pay eight percent of Champaign County Sheriffs Deputy Shawn Hallett’s salary for the 2021 and 2022...

Wheelhouse adapts during pandemic

May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020

Every Thursday The Wheelhouse gets as shipment of farm-fresh food from Spence Farms in Fairbury. Spence Farms is a cooperative...