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An accidental fire left at least five people homeless in Bourbonnais Monday. The fire at Tri-Star Estates chased occupants from the structure, according to Bourbonnais Fire Protection Chief Ed St. Louis. The fire, he said, was...

A wet week is the forecast, but Tuesday’s weather conditions are expected to cooperate for the Consolidated Election. The NWS forecast calls for a cloudy day Tuesday, with a light chance of morning rain and highs around 57...

Braidwood Police arrested a 32-year-old man Dwight man. Police allege Brian Kobiela is a heroin dealer. Kobiela was wanted on warrants of delivery of drugs in Cook and Livingston counties. When arrested, Kobiela was in...

One man died following a two vehicle crash in New Lenox Township. Will County Sheriff’s Police investigated Friday on Schoolhouse Road, north of Route 30. Forty-year old Mark Nelson of Frankfort was pronounced dead. The driver of...

Two Kankakee men died Sunday morning when an Amtrak train crashed into their delivery truck north of Gilman. Iroquois County Coroner Bill Cheatum identified the victims as 54-year-old Tony Campbell and 47-year-old Alexander...

The Watseka Community High School Inspiration Award Committees are seeking nominations for the 2017 Academic and Athletic Inspiration Awards. The Inspiration Award has been established to recognize and honor men and women...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security’s latest report says the jobless rate for Vermilion County has gone back down from 8.6 percent in January to 7.2 percent in February. This comes after the previous report showed the...

Riverside Medical Center and the Riverside Heart & Vascular Institute have earned a three-year accreditation in Echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Echocardiography, also known as "echo" or...

Two high school seniors from Iroquois County and one from Ford County have each been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from Farm Credit Illinois to pursue an agriculture-related degree and career. Those students receiving...

The Iroquois Memorial Hospital is making several hospital wide improvements. Jenny Hall, Director of Medical Imaging says one of those improvements is a centralized medical record system which will allow doctors at any IMH...