Photos taken by Gibbie Buchholtz.

Gary Coleman was born in Zion, IL and was passed away May 28, 2010 from a hemorrhage after falling and hitting his head outside his home in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Students from New Tech High School designed and planted a garden of all the flowers that originate in Illinois.

Zion-Benton Township High School Class of 2010 Salutatorian Sabina Cashin receives the Kiwanis “Student of the Month” from Club President-Elect Virgie Brown. Sabina plans to attend the University of Illinois in the fall.

Division 7 Lt. Governor Jack Senter presents Kiwanian Marci Jumisko the Sustaining Donor Certificate. The Kiwanis International Foundation has established the program with the motto of “Every Kiwanian, Every Year”

Registering for a Library Card is Easy

Chris S. gets his ZBPLD library card with Jean, a staff member at your library. Don’t delay, get your library card today.  Bring 2 pieces of ID and enjoy Zion-Benton Public Library.

[...]

Winnipeg, MB – The Lake County Fielders earned their first win in franchise history last night, defeating the Winnipeg Goldeyes 7-5 before 6,311 fans at Winnipeg’s Canwest Park.
Rookie power hitter Jeff Dunbar smacked a three-run homer in the top of the ninth to give the Fielders a 7-3 lead over the Goldeyes. Dunbar also hit [...]

The recipients of the Guerin Memorial Scholarship gathered with their families and some of the Zion-Benton fire-fighters at the Zion Fire Station and Rescue Department as the two chosen recipients were each awarded a $1000 check to cover the expenses at the college of their choice.
The award was inspired by Robert Guerin, who retired after [...]

Weds. May 5, Zion Mayor Lane Harrison was presented the first two poppies for the annual ‘Poppy Days’ drive before Memorial Day each year, by two young members of Sons of the American Legion: Braedon Lex, age 6 and his 4-year-old brother Bryan Lex. Ethel Howard, Poppy Chairman for Zion-Benton
865 American Legion Auxillary looks [...]

On May 13, longtime Zion couple Bill and Evelyn LaBelle celebrated 70 years of marriage at the Barton Senior Residences. The couple eloped when she was 17 and he was 19. He had worked at the Zion Department store for 10 years before going to Naden’s to sell shoes, which later became Roth’s Shoe store.
For [...]