The Blue Gate Garden Inn offers contemporary comforts with subtle nods to Amish aesthetics—modern lodging that doesn’t resort to theme-park styling. For more intimate accommodations, country bed and ...

Nestled in the patchwork quilt of central Illinois farmland sits Arthur – a place where horse-drawn buggies aren’t tourist attractions but essential transportation, and where handcrafted isn’t a ...

Easter egg hunts are a beloved tradition, and there are so many festive ways to pull them off. Hunts can be simple to set up, they encourage kids to burn off sugar-fueled energy and it may be the ...

We have entered the fourth month of 2025. It is 26 degrees at 5:30 a.m. My husband Joe and son Benjamin have both left for work. I have lots and lots of laundry to wash today, so I thought I had ...

Lovina attended an uncle's funeral and a cousin's funeral in March. Council services were held on March 30 at their house and ...

We have entered the fourth month of 2025. It is 26 degrees at 5:30 a.m. My husband Joe and son Benjamin have both left for work. I have lots and lots of laundry to wash today so I thought I had better ...

Polish Cannonballs are deep-fried croquettes of egg noodles, kielbasa, cabbage, bacon, cheddar cheese, and herb crema dip, served in a basket of three for $14.95. Chipped ham empanadas are filled ...

• Egg hunt, noon to 2 p.m. April 19 at Sarver Free Methodist Church, 513 Sarver Road. There will be crafts, games and refreshments. Children 13 and younger welcome. Freeport • Egg hunt and ...

A fire that burned down an Amish barn is under investigation. The Town of Glen Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a barn fire in the town of Glen at 12:50 p.m. Firefighters said it took ...

Breaking Amish and Return to Amish star Mary Schmucker a.k.a. “Mama Mary” died at the age of 65, TMZ reported. The former reality star reportedly died of complications with cancer on Friday ...

Mama Mary Schmucker, one of the stars of TLC’s hit reality show “Breaking Amish,” has died at age 65 after a three-year cancer battle, according to her family. Schmuker died at her ...