Ashkum and Chebanse Township firemen staffed warming centers in Iroquois County overnight. The Ashkum Colliseum and the Community Center in Clifton provided some relief for stranded motorists pulled off I-57. Illinois State...
Local community leaders are encouraged to open governmental buildings to accommodate the public who may need relief from the cold temperatures.
Libraries, park districts, and school buildings may also be available to escape from...
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 21 - Ashkum
A winter storm warning has been issued in the counties of Kankakee, Iroquois, and Ford. This warning became effective today...
GIBSON CITY – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger believes Congress will soon reach an agreement on the Farm Bill.
The Republican lawmaker said Friday farmers need not worry. He expects an approval vote within a week or two, adding...
A Hazel Crest (IL) truck driver was killed Saturday morning when his rig plunged from I-57. Illinois State Police reported the semi-trailer landed on top of the truck tractor.
State Police reported 49-year-old Jeffery Foster was...
Illinois State Police were investigating a crash early Saturday on Interstate 74 that took a life.
Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson reported the accident was under investigation. The victims' name was being withheld...
A Fairbury man was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after a guilty plea for two Class 2 felony charges stemming from a 2012 standoff with police at his rural Fairbury home.
56-year-old Arnold...
A Ford County jury took just a little over two-hours Thursday to convict a Gibson City man of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the death of another man he punched last year in Gibson City.
The jury of seven men and...
WATSEKA – Governor Pat Quinn today announced a capital investment of more than $347,000 to replace a bridge in Iroquois County, part of his Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program. The project is part of Governor Quinn's...
