A Petersburg man who resigned from a Springfield Municipal Opera board after parents complained he didn’t do enough to shield children in community theater programs from another man’s sexually inappropriate comments was fired from his job April 19 for allegedly making “sexually suggestive” comments to Rochester High School students. Bill Bauser Jr., who had worked […]
Women’s Business Showcase
Spring in Central Illinois is the perfect time to put your business in front of new customers—and the Women Entrepreneurs of Central Illinois (WECI) Women’s Business Showcase is built to do exactly that. Join us on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel for one of the region’s most anticipated events celebrating women-owned…
