Informational charts, community endorsements and plenty of Aqua Illinois ‘blue shirt’ personnel were available at Watseka City Hall (Thursday). The water company hosted an open house to give local citizens an opportunity to ask...
Wet grounds have forced a cancellation of the annual Threshermen’s Reunion at Pontiac.
For the first time in its history, Pontiac’s annual harvest-time rite, the Central States Threshermen’s Reunion, is a no-go this weekend. The...
Annual Labor Day weekend events have started in area towns, including Herscher, Hoopeston and Earl Park, Indiana.
Herscher's annual parade is set for Monday (September 5) at 10:30 am. The 3-day event includes other...
A 24-year-old California man is under arrest after KAMEG agents uncovered a pot-growing operation in rural Kankakee. Erick Garcia-Magana was arrested for unlawful production of more than 200 cannabis plants, discovered Tuesday...
Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson has released the names of the two victims who died in the explosion and fire at Fairmount Tuesday.
The two bodies were recovered from the ruins of the home along 1333 North Road, south of...
Newton County, Indiana Sheriff Tom VanVleet has announced a second arrest was made in the investigation of Sunday’s triple murder in Sumava Resorts.
24-year-old Derrick Thomas Cardosi of Sumava Resorts was arrested early...
Property owners in Kankakee County should note that your second installment of 2015 taxes are due today (Thursday). Ford County residents are reminded your taxes are due Friday (September 2). Iroquois County’s second installment...
Labor Day traditions continue this weekend in area communities. Herscher and Hoopeston offer festivities.
The 96th Labor Day Celebration at Herscher includes one of the largest parades. Monday's parade steps off at...
Two suspects are in custody after a shooting Tuesday evening outside the Louis Joliet Mall. Gunfire was exchanged between U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and the suspects who were under investigation.
Police reported...
An investigation was underway Tuesday to determine what leveled a rural Fairmount home...resulting in at least two fatalities.
Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson confirms the two fatalities.
Fairmount Fire Chief Dave Ferber...
