As much as I adore my garden, by the time fall rolls around part of me is grateful for the end of the growing season.
I’ve run into a few serious gardeners over the years who have insisted “friends don’t let friends buy annuals,” as if doing so somehow negates any gardening efforts and brings puts your gardening reputation in question.
Everyone I know is chomping at the bit for spring to finally arrive and stay awhile.
Growing up I don't think I realized you could buy marigold plants for your garden.
Believe it or not, late summer and early fall are the best time of year to give your lawn a little TLC.
Until I was a homeowner, all I knew about daylilies was they were the orange "ditch lilies" my neighbors had back home that my mother forbid me to plant. Some years, these neighbors would thin their daylilies, leaving a big pile of the discarded plants by the street labeled with a big sign t…
At what point does a garden trend lose its trend status and just become another gardening style?
Have you noticed how being "busy" is the standard answer when someone asks "How are you?"
I love rosemary, but I can’t for the life of me keep it alive reliably over the winter months. I've lost track of how many poor unfortunate rosemary plants have died in my care over the winter.
There's a question I've been asked for years, both seriously and by people with a smirk on their face because they know it's impossible. The question is some variation of: "Can you tell me what to plant for a no-maintenance garden?"
As a mom of two young children, I don’t have time for fussy plants in my garden. It’s survival of the fittest out there. Surprisingly, one of the plants that has proved its worth in my garden is lavender.
For as long as I can remember, my dad has relentlessly battled creeping Charlie (aka ground ivy).
If someone asked you to name your favorite spring flower, what would you say? Something along the lines of daffodils, tulips, or hyacinths? Even though there are probably a thousand daffodils in my yard, my all-time favorite is the primrose.
Years ago, when I was a newly-minted University of Illinois Extension Educator, I received a phone call one afternoon from a reporter for a Chicago-based television station. I was taken off-guard, wondering why they were calling me since Decatur is about 180 miles from Chicago.
Singing Woods Nature Preserve in Peoria County provides hikers with an opportunity to immerse themselves in one of the longest contiguous tracts of oak forest in the north part of Illinois.
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A joint interview with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Darren Bailey, candidates for Illinois governor, conducted by the Illinois Associated Press Media Association Editors.
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The funeral for former U.S. Rep. Mark Souder will be held on Oct. 8. The Republican who represented northeastern Indiana in Congress for more than 15 years died Monday. He was 72. Souder disclosed in January that he had inoperable pancreatic cancer. He said a biopsy taken during surgery revealed a large cancerous mass on his pancreas. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 8 at Emmanuel Community Church in Fort Wayne.
The change angered runners, some of whom had traveled to Chicago to participate. Some had hoped to achieve a personal record, or use the race to qualify for other events.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is considering changes to the legislation that ends cash bail in Illinois, while his Republican challenger, state Sen. Darren Bailey, continues to push for repeal.
Friday's forum hosted by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors largely focused on questions of public safety, economics and abortion rights that have already dominated the campaign for months.
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Former Decatur high school basketball coach Dylan Nunn was accused of luring a then 14-year-old student into a sexual relationship.
A Decatur man is facing multiple charges after firing a pistol inside his home while his wife and six-month-old child were inside on Wednesday night.
A Shelbyville man is facing seven felony charges after a home invasion on Sunday, officials said.
A Decatur mother is accused of hitting her four-year-old son with a belt after he gave his infant sibling medicine, police said.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is considering changes to the legislation that ends cash bail in Illinois, while his Republican challenger, state Sen. Darren Bailey, continues to push for repeal.
Friday's forum hosted by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors largely focused on questions of public safety, economics and abortion rights that have already dominated the campaign for months.
Similar lawsuits have been filed across the state against the massive criminal justice reform law which, among other things, ends cash bail in Illinois this January.
Pritzker has contributed $1 million to the campaign of Democratic secretary of state candidate Alexi Giannoulias even though Pritzker just four months ago backed Giannoulias’ opponent in the primary.