An agreement between the city and the Macomb School District for the sharing of TIF funds is up for a vote at tonight's Macomb City Council session. In return for a rebate to all local taxing bodies impacted, the district will give its blessing to state legislative renewal of the downtown TIF district and creation of a new TIF to encompass a wider area including portions of West Jackson and West Adams streets.

Walkers, runners, and four-legged friends took to the streets Saturday in McDonough District Hospital's Road Race in honor of Dr. Trevar. The 5K run, one lime walk-run and 10-mile bike ride was part  of Paint the Town Pink celebrations in October raising money and awareness for breast cancer and survivors. Above, the leaders of the pack start the course off in from of the Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Development offices. All proceeds of the race are earmarked for cancer screening and support.

The Macomb High School homecoming weekend kicked off at 4 p.m. Friday with the traditional parade around the Macomb downtown square.

With the economy on the brink and elections looming, Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday and sent it to President Bush who quickly signed it.
 

As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Western Illinois University Women’s Center and the Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency (WIRC-CAA) Victim Services, along with numerous campus and community offices and organizations, will hold the 19th annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) march and rally Thursday, Oct. 9.
 

A felony charge was filed Thursday against a Macomb woman who's
already in jail on bad check charges.