Roads are closed or restricted to thru-traffic today around the Dresden nuclear power plant in Grundy County. The road restrictions began at 8 am today. The Dresden nuclear power plant in Morris is working with Exelon as they...
The Illinois Corn Growers Association is celebrating last week's passage of the federal Water Resources Development Act. The U.S. Senate is questioning the key appropriations is yet to come for long-overdue improvement of river...
By The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD - Fifteen people are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid home services program in Illinois by filling out bogus time sheets.
Central District U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis...
45-year-old Renae Chronister of Morris is facing charges of theft and official misconduct. The former bookkeeper for Grundy County's health department is accused of stealing $44,000 in public funds and spending it on shopping...
The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department is prepping to close its doors June 30th. Ford and Iroquois counties will be opening their new independent health departments July 1st.
Dr. Kevin Brucker, Chairman of the FIPHD Board of...
Gov. Pat Quinn has announced Central Illinois will be getting about $3 million for construction projects.
The money comes from the governor's $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! construction program, the largest construction program in...
Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign legislation that requires teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other safety skills to Illinois high school students.
The proposal also requires students to get trained on automated...
Two Iroquois County high school seniors are recipients of $7,000 scholarships, courtesy of the Iroquois Farmers State Bank.
Hannah Rattin of Donovan High School and Lucas Stiegman of Iroquois West High School will each be paid...
Another new trial date for a former Cullom woman charged in the death of a 4-year-old foster-child who was in the care of Heather Lamie back in 2011. For a 4th time, the court has reset the trial of the 30-yr-old Lamie, who now...
An Iroquois County judge last week denied a request by a murder suspect's attorney to allow him to withdraw from the case because he has not been paid for services provided.
After denying the motion, Judge Gordon Lustfeldt...
