Morton

Full-time firefighters are on staff for the first time in the Morton Fire Department’s almost 150 year history.

A Morton couple is exploring the diverse array of human experience by attending different religious services.

A vacant nursing home on one of Morton's major streets that had become an eyesore was purchased by the village last summer and torn down last month.

His salary will rise from $10,000 to $20,000 annually starting May 1 because he's taken on a role as the village's economic development administrator since he was first elected mayor in 2017.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Nov. 22- Nov. 24, 2024, curated by WCBU's Camryn Cutinello. You can find more coverage on our Out & About - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WCBU's Weekend Fanfare email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.

Members of Morton Paramedics Local 4962 collected funds for the International Association of Fire Fighters' Fill the Boot program for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, an annual campaign that began in 1954.

The pumpkin pie Americans enjoy each Thanksgiving often comes from pumpkins grown near Morton, Illinois. The region accounts for more than 95% of canned pumpkin in the U.S.

Getting a new small business off the ground can be challenging, and even more so in some smaller communities. But one local company is working to help people across Peoria and Tazewell Counties navigate the process.

The former Ruby Tuesday restaurant at 127 E. Ashland St., which closed without warning in 2016 after being open for 16 years and deteriorated as time took its toll on the vacant building, was demolished last month.

With no discussion, the board voted unanimously Monday night not to reinstate the fire chief after village president Jeff Kaufman removed him from duty last month.