What started as a simple DIY idea quickly became a real ecosystem. Fish were added, water chemistry mattered, and mistakes had consequences as this pool transformed into a functioning pond.

MATTOON — The occupants of a car that plunged off of Interstate 57 and into an adjacent pond early Friday morning were treated and released by medical personnel.

The Park District of Oak Park Board of Commissioners is committed to transparency and ensuring residents have all the facts about the pool referendum discussed in Wednesday Journal’s Jan. 7 editorial ...