The village of Clifton needs a mayor.
Trustee Andrew Winkel is serving as President Pro Tem after the resignation last month of Bob Berns. Berns cited health reasons for stepping down.
Berns had succeeded former mayor Jan...
The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes businesses to showcase themselves next weekend at the "Hometown USA" Business Expo. The event is Saturday, March 12 from 9 am to 3 pm at Watseka High School.
There will be...
The city of Hoopeston's longtime tradition of hosting the National Sweetheart Pageant is the focus of a meeting this (Wednesday) evening. The Hoopeston Jaycees, who actually own/operate the Labor Day weekend event, are gathering...
Police investigators are calling a rash of car thefts and vehicle burglaries 'crimes of opportunity.' And police advise the public to protect their property by making sure vehicles, garages, tool shed and homes are locked...
United Prairie LLC, a full-service agronomic retailer serving farmers in central Illinois, announced today it will acquire Northern Illinois Alliance, a retail agronomy joint venture between Illinois-based Elburn Cooperative and...
A Monday afternoon fire destroyed a trailer home on E. Washington Street in Morocco, Indiana. No injury was reported. The state Fire Marshall's Office is investigating the cause.
Newton County Sheriff's Department 9-1-1 dispatch...
It's been a longtime tradition in Hoopeston. Now, the Vermilion County community is reeling from a recent decision by the Miss America Organization. And – the reaction is both anger and frustration.
The Miss America Organization...
Sunday's high winds fueled flames that destroyed a house in Stockland.
The State Fire Marshall will continue an investigation into the cause, which may have been electrical, according to Stockland Fire Chief Dave Morgeson.
The...
A bridge replacement project gets started Tuesday in Kankakee County. Motorist may want to note that Illinois Route 102 will close Tuesday for replacing the bridge over Rock Creek, 6.5 miles northwest of Bourbonnais.
The $2.1...
