Beason Florist

The Ottawa Times 2010/03/20

Tina Davis, head floral designer for Blythe Flowers in Ottawa, competed in the Illinois State Florist Association Designer of the Year contest in Springfield. Davis was named the second runner-up, while Rick Orr of Champaign won the contest and John

Chicago Tribune 2010/03/18

Flowers, notes and stuffed animals were part of a makeshift memorial at Northern Illinois University a week after five students were slain on Feb. 14, 2008. (Tribune) Steven Kazmierczak wanted infamy. He wanted video game-style bloodshed. And perhaps most of all, he wanted to punish Northern Illinois University, the "surrogate family" that had kept his demons at bay but that he felt ultimately ...

Highland Community News 2010/03/20

Glynna Rose Folkens, 45, died on March 11, 2010 after a traffic accident where a truck plowed through her home in Highland. Born in Freeport, Illinois, Folkens moved to San Bernardino in 1974.

Peoria Journal Star 2010/03/20

Home-schoolers Elizabeth Lonergan, 12, and Tucker Teubel, 10, spent Friday morning sketching flowers and squirrels at Luthy Botanical Garden as their moms and siblings explored the outside garden area.   The two Peoria families were among many local residents getting a jump on spring and enjoying the warm weather this past week.   But, if you woke up and traded in Friday's T-shirt, flip-flops ...

The Pantagraph 2010/03/20

BLOOMINGTON — The future home of the Illinois Mennonite ReliefSale may be undecided, but it was clear Friday night that its fansplan to stick with it.