New crime statistics for the city of Kankakee are encouraging. Burglary and theft cases are reported to be at 30-year lows. The number of robberies are down, the 2nd lowest in that same 30-year period. These are 2015...
Watseka Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is taking some time to celebrate a milestone. A successful program continues to give to the community. And it happens because of a dedicated staff.
Originally named Hawthorne...
The weekend snow and white-out conditions were contributing factors to traffic crashes that killed motorists in Vermilion and Will counties. Motorists were advised of weather conditions that brought sudden changing road...
Illinois schools are getting money for repairs. The Illinois State Board of Education is giving the go-ahead to 29 school districts across the state to borrow money at no-interest for construction projects.
Kankakee School...
There's more progress to report for area wind farms. The Pilot Hill Wind Farm in northwest Iroquois County and Kankakee County is expanding.
The Kelly Creek Wind Farm is an expansion of the newly-built Pilot Hill operation.
The...
A popular Bradley-based store is expanding. Frank's Appliance Center has opened a second location in Manteno. Owners JoAnne and Mark Keen now offer a second showroom in a 6,000 square-foot location at 131 N. Main Street in...
The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes businesses to showcase themselves next month 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...
Livingston County Sheriff's Police seized more than 500 baggies containing heroin in a home, leading to the arrest of a Flanagan couple on drug charges.
37-year-old James Bankenbeckler and his wife, 32-year-old Beth...
The state of Illinois requested and received an extension for submitting a request to the federal government for a major disaster declaration related to severe storms and flooding in late December and early January.
The original...
A "judgement in default" ruling has been issued against former Cissna Park Clerk bookkeeper/collector Rhonda Sue Siebert. The court ruled in favor of the Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association, ordering Siebert to...
