DIXON, Ill. (AP) -- A northern Illinois veteran has received his military medals more than 40 years after the war in Vietnam.
The Telegraph in Dixon reports that 63-year-old Leonard "Len" Saunders of Polo was presented with the...
WATSEKA --- Congressman Adam Kinzinger's talking jobs, agriculture, getting big government out of the way...issues the Republican voice for central-Illinois says Washington leaders must find answers to.
Kinzinger was at the WGFA...
Residents in the Benton and Warren County areas in Indiana have had water restored in many homes, but residents wonder how long it will last. Water wells went dry last month.
Many say it was an irrigation system that drained the...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one hit the Powerball jackpot this past weekend, so the money will roll over and it's created a roughly $425 million prize for Wednesday's drawing.
The midweek jackpot remains below the record $590.5...
Former Livingston County Sheriff Marvin Rutledge is running for the job again.
Rutledge announced Monday his intention to challenge the incumbent and another announced-candidate in 2014. Rutledge served two terms as sheriff but...
The death of 44-year-old Timothy Robertson of Gibson City may lead to new charges against another man.
Robertson died Monday at Carle Hospital in Urbana. He had suffered severe head injuries eight days ago in a fight with...
The 49th Kankakee County Fair closed for 2013 Sunday. And officials say it was a great run.
Pleasant weather conditions and a few new attractions pulled in good crowds, according to Fair Manager Tammy Focken. Rain Friday held...
It's been a popular program at the Perry Farm in Bourbonnais. And organizers are hopeful the rainy forecast will let the event happen without problems.
The National Night Out is Tuesday, August 6th beginning g at 4 pm.
The...
Carle Foundation Hospital is celebrating its 25th year serving east-central Illinois as a Level I Trauma Center. Carle is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the immediate region and one of three downstate Illinois.
Carle was...
Peotone Police are investigating a train – pedestrian collision that left a man dead. The unidentified man was killed Friday when struck by an Amtrak around 5:30 pm.
The Will County Coroner's office reports a southbound Amtrak...
