SPRINGFIELD- State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) plans to introduce legislation in Springfield protecting Illinois gun owners from a major delay by Illinois State Police in processing Firearm Owner Identification (FOID)...
Public input is welcome again Thursday night in Watseka when the city plays host to its second meeting for the Comprehensive Plan. A 7 pm session is scheduled at City Hall on Brianna Drive.
Watseka Mayor Bon Harwood says the...
A space heater is blamed on an accidental fire in rural Beaverville Monday afternoon. The call was answered at approximately 12:30 to 2643 E and 3000 N Roads. No injury was reported. Beaverville Fire Chief Jason Brammer...
The Village of Clifton Mayor Jan Meier O'Connell resigned this past week. Her husband accepted a job opportunity in Florida. And the family will be moving there.
The resignation is effective Friday, January 17th.
O'Connell has...
Hardware stores and other fix-it-up shops are reporting some busy times as homeowners are now feeling the effects of last week's snowfall and arctic temperatures. The weather blindsided many of us in Illinois and Indiana.
The...
Flood advisories for Momence, Wilmington
The Kankakee River at Shelby was under a flood warning until further notice Monday due to weekend rains and melting snow.
The National Weather Service said the river was at 10.2 feet at...
The Kankakee County Emergency Management Agency is on standby status for potential Kankakee River flooding.
The action came when the National Weather Service at Chicago issued a flood warning for the river at Momence at 9:45 am...
A 33-year-old Hoopeston man is free on bond after appearing in Iroquois Circuit Court Friday. Jacob Pentecost turned himself in at the county jail. He was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear for burglary. No other details...
Danville's Harold "Sparky" Songer has died. A former Prisoner of War, who served in WWII, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam, Songer died Sunday at the VA Medical Center in Indianapolis.
Songer also helped lead efforts to build the...
