Wes Smith

When strangers meet at a global gathering of Museum People, one of the first questions asked is often, "How many objects do you have?" "It's just a quick way to...

On Dec. 14, Tempo profiled Girtha Gulley, a 10-year member of the Peoria County Board and longtime community leader who was convicted in April 1992 of lying to a grand...

As an aspiring candidate for mayor of this southern Illinois town, Joe A. Libbra has a few problems. Name recognition is not one of them. "Mention his name anywhere in...

On Oct. 18, Tempo told the story of a wacked-out billboard created by a Chicago artist and erected on a remote bend on a rural highway between Bloomington, Ill., and...

A Tempo story on Aug. 19 chronicled Donna Wright's 25-year quest to bring to justice the man she believes killed her Uncle Johnny. On Monday, Norval Wells, 68, of Aurora,...

On Nov. 22, Tempo reported about how residents of Pittsfield, Ill., were struggling with the death of Rashelle Cox, 16, who was killed in a car accident in western Illinois....

Seneca's Clark Stafford and his hunka-hunka chunk of concrete will be joining Black Elvis, Mexican Elvis and Potato Elvis in a TBS special, "Elvis USA!" that first airs at 7:05...

Dirt biker Paul Smith was buried last week in full motorcross gear, helmet included-and with a bottle of tequila at his side. The owner of the Buffalo Pit Shooting and...

President Bush, visibly exasperated Friday when members of POW-MIA families interrupted his speech with shouts of ''No more lies'' and ''Tell the truth,'' turned on his audience and angrily snapped,...

The roof of the Marion, Ill., high school was peeled back, at least 15 homes were damaged and 20 to 25 people were injured Tuesday when high winds, compounded by...