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CLINTON — Unofficial sources have confirmed for the Clinton Journal the R.R. Donnelly company plans to close it’s Clinton facility June 1. The closure will idle several hundred …

CLINTON — Clinton Elementary School (CES) students recently were recognized during the Unit 15 school board meeting for a variety of achievements. “While not all of these are …

  CLINTON — The DeWitt County Board approved a website policy during its April 18 meeting.  “Some counties don’t seem to have website policies; some do,” …

CLINTON — The Farmer City Council approved an amendment for the city’s FY 2024 budget as well as the budget itself on Monday.

CLINTON — The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to review a complaint filed by a Clinton parent against the Clinton School District.

CLINTON — City attorney John Hoblit swore-in two new Clinton police officers, Margaret McCue and Aristotle Weder on April 2.

CLINTON — The DeWitt County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on Monday reviewed and approved a trio of cases. First on the agenda was county resident David Donnelly, who applied for a …

CLINTON — Members of DeWitt County EMS participated Thursday in the 2024 Clinton  Area Chamber of Commerce & Toursim Bureau Business Expo.   See more in next week's Clinton …

CLINTON — The county board, on Mar. 21, approved a proposal from Sullivan Marina & Campground to purchase Clinton Lake Marina. Conditions set for the sale by the county include that …

CLINTON — Farmer City will move forward to assume authority over its own zoning. City attorney Jeff Hanley, during Monday’s council meeting, gave an overview of what was required for …

CLINTON — Residents may now send letters of recommendation supporting any of the nominees for the Clinton schools Teacher of the Year for the 2023-24 school year.

Courtesy of Woods Studio / Mark Woods Shown are students recently inducted into Clinton High School’s National Honor Society chapter.   See current NHS members on A2 of the March 22 print and E-edition.

CLINTON — The city made official on March 5 the naming of the city arboretum The Carol McFeeters-Thompson Arboretum, in honor of the local naturalist.   Thompson passed away in July 2015. …

CLINTON — The DeWitt County Board recently approved expenditures in relation to the county building maintenance program.

CLINTON — Five-year-old Cameron Coakley has had a rocky road health-wise.  He’s been feeling better lately, and in a few weeks will enjoy a vacation that his mom said came along at just the right time.

I hope you’ve noticed the improved print quality of your hometown newspaper. The Clinton Journal has been using a new printer since the first of 2024, and the quality of print and photos is …

A thick blanket of fog that remained well past mid-morning greeted drivers on Tuesday.  This truck headed north on Rt. 51 near the Rt. 54 intersection. Gordon Woods / Journal

    SPRINGFIELD — A bipartisan task force of legislators and journalism industry leaders has filed a report to the General Assembly detailing the decline of local journalism …

CLINTON — The Vault Community Center announced Jan. 26 Connie Unruh has joined the organization as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

CLINTON — As the first new home moves toward completion in the city’s Horizon Lane Illini Addition, located on Illini Drive near Clinton Junior High School, the city recently approved the plat for another city residential development.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising the public that a potent winter storm starting tonight is anticipated to create …

Winter weather can be unpredictable in Illinois, so preparation is a key part to staying safe when traveling. Throughout the winter, especially during adverse conditions, …

An apartment building located in the 200 block of E. Adams Street was nearing the end of demolition on Tuesday. The city earlier bought the property and will put the lot up for sale.

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