“I am extremely pleased that the comprehensive plan has come this far,” said Morton Mayor Norm Durflinger Monday night after seeing downtown development design concepts.

In a little more than 24 hours, we say goodbye to the first decade of this millennium. In the broad scope, it was a roller coaster of a decade. Nationally, we witnessed historic events and trends that changed America — terrorist attacks, economic booms and busts, a green movement, Google, Facebook, Twitter and high definition televisions. Change has never been more apparent in one decade for this nation ...

The village and the Morton American Legion are working together to bring recognition to local service men and women in the armed forces by placing banners with their names along West Courtland Avenue. The idea came about when Legion adjutant Larry Stimeling and his wife noticed similar banners in Charleston,  a town of about 20,000 people located in eastern Illinois.

What the government giveth, the government taketh away ... or so it could be if Morton Village Board of trustees votes to opt out of video gambling.

About 20 parents of students with developmental disabilities listened intently Friday night as they heard the bold truth about life after 22 for their children.

It is crunch time for District 709 officials, who will continue evaluating the state of the district’s educational facilities at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Morton Education and Administration Center ...

It is hard to believe that Christmas is already in the minds of businesses and promoters. Each year, after Halloween, it seems the spirit begins to pick up ...

Morton District 709 school board member Tom Neeley touched the forehead of Morton mayor Norm Durflinger Monday night after the village board meeting, testing to see if Durflinger was feeling alright ...

Cold weather is approaching and that means the familiar red kettles and clanging bells of the Salvation Army are not far off ...

An evening of meeting, greeting and touring the now established Morton Education and Administration Center on Fourth Street in Morton brought a sense of satisfaction among various District 709 employees.

Any time an event occurs in Morton, residents are guaranteed to find men and women clad in blue uniforms watching over the masses — the Morton Police Auxiliary.

Last week’s news regarding a Morton volunteer firefighter’s arrest for arson was certainly a surprise to many in the community.

Undoubtedly, the story brought the Morton Fire Department to the forefront on a day the rest of the nation was honoring members of public safety for their sacrifices in memory of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Students are back in school, catching up after summer and making weekend plans.

Often those plans include parties, and often those parties include alcohol.
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It is not typical that a good story can come out of a house fire. But, upon observation of a Friday evening fire in Morton, something rather typical of Mortonites arose.

People's need to know can sometimes wait.