The Monticello Police Department has announced they found a missing teenager. Police Chief Robert Bross said Tristen R.

Police Chief Robert Bross said Tristen R. Percival was last seen at 10 p.m. Thursday around the Piatt County Nursing Home.

Donna L. Foley, 64, of Monticello, IL, passed away peacefully at Carle Hospital on March 25th 2025, with her husband at her side. The daughter of Donald L. and Lola J. Gronewold, Donna was born ...

ATWOOD — The Atwood Police Department will add a four-legged police “officer” after the village board Monday approved a K-9 unit. Chief Joe Duncan said the board voted unanimously for the addition.

Piatt County Habitat for Humanity invites the community to join us in breaking ground for the 2025 home build. The groundbreaking will take place on April 26 at 10 AM at 848 N. Walnut St. in ...

The wins keep adding up for the Monticello girls’ soccer program. Again. The Sages are once again proving they’re one of the area’s best on the pitch in the spring, with Monticello carrying a ...

MONTICELLO — A substantial lead gift from Joan and Peter Hood will help “get the ball rolling” on improvements in Allerton Park and Retreat Center’s Artisan Village. Their donation will support ...

The Monticello Music Boosters are hosting a BBQ Pulled Pork Fundraiser on Thursday, April 24 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the MHS cafeteria. The meal includes a barbecue pulled pork sandwich, cheesy ...

Winning an Illini Prairie Conference regular-season title in softball would deliver quite the statement. Kind of like the one Monticello delivered this past Thursday. The Sages relied on a big home ...

Randy D. Shumard, 69, of Bement, passed away April 17, 2025, at Carle Hospital, Urbana. Randy was born on December 26, 1955, in Decatur, IL the son of Guy and Luella Shumard. He married Pamela ...