A 6-year-old boy has been hospitalized after falling off a ride Thursday at the Morton Pumpkin Festival, according to a social media post from event organizers. The boy was riding an attraction ...

And there’s also a tourism component. Morton's annual Pumpkin Festival attracts 75,000 people over four days each September. “I walk the parade every year, and I throw out 330 pounds of candy.

MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates is at the Morton Pumpkin Festival for our CI Road Trip. This year is the 58th Morton Pumpkin Festival, and this year’s theme is ...

Garfield Ave. in Bartonville – is once again making doughnuts for the Morton Pumpkin Festival. The shop announced it will temporarily close from Sept. 8 to Sept. 18 for “Prep, Production and ...

MORTON, Ill., Sept. 15 -- Marvin Wells thought he had a great pumpkin - a 308pound gourd he felt sure would win this year's Morton Pumpkin Festival. But there was something rotten at the festival ...

In mid-September, Morton hosted its 57 th annual Pumpkin Festival. Eventgoers could visit the art and craft market, participate in a pie eating contest, enjoy a variety of pumpkin-themed treats ...

It is the “Pumpkin Capital of the World,” and home to the 56th annual Morton Pumpkin Festival September 9-17. Morton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Leigh Ann Brown tells WGN’s Steve Alexander ...

DEACON: In Morton, each September, they hold an annual four-day pumpkin festival that attracts 75,000 people. Mayor Jeff Kaufman says pumpkin is just about everything in his town. JEFF KAUFMAN ...