Western Illinois Today

The Aledo Antiques Day Car Show is expecting another big turnout in 2026. Registration for the car show, which includes a $10 entry fee, is from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday in downtown Aledo. [FULL STORY]

Aledo’s 23rd annual Antiques Day and Car Show will take place this weekend. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in downtown Aledo. The event will feature a car show, [FULL STORY]

Farmers State Bank recently donated $3,600 to twelve area 4-H groups to support youth in agriculture. These 4-H clubs each received $300 from Farmers State Bank: Alexis All Stars 4-H Club Country Kids 4-H Club [FULL STORY]

The 105th annual New Boston Fish and Chicken Fry is set for this weekend. The event will run Friday-Sunday and includes a carnival, food, a parade, a tractor pull, fireworks, musical entertainment, side-by-side barrel racing, and [FULL STORY]

A local nonprofit is celebrating a successful fundraiser that supported Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Mercer County Better Together’s (MCBT) first annual “Reading is a Gift” Readathon raised $10,275, Executive Director Kyle McEwen says. The money [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County VFW is holding its third annual rummage sale this weekend. The fundraiser supports the Mercer County VFW Post #1571 and coincides with Aledo Antiques Day on Saturday. All items at the sale [FULL STORY]

A jury trial has been moved to November for a New Boston man facing a felony sexual abuse charge. 24-year-old Gage Welch appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court last week, where a jury trial has [FULL STORY]

Some big numbers from a 72-hour rain event last week. The system moved through last Thursday through Saturday and resulted in some impressive totals in the WRMJ listening area. Per the National Weather Service in [FULL STORY]