In the neighborhood of 10-12 fire departments provided water supplies (Friday) at a huge structure fire near Legion Park in Watseka. The State Fire Marshall was on the scene.
Kenny Kingdon’s house was gutted by flames, just off...
It was 50-years ago (Wednesday, April 4th, 1968 ) when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. King’s work paved a way for African-Americans today.
The nation has remembered King’s work this week...
After months of consideration, Hoopeston has its new police chief.
Sergeant Jim DeWitt had been the acting chief for months. The familiar face is now the new chief. DeWitt took over for former chief Mark Drollinger, who died of...
Watseka Mayor John Allhands reports the city’s expenses from the record-flooding will be more than a $1/2 million dollars. And the $500,000 cost is likely a figure the city will have to deal with --- any reimbursement is not...
The Ford County Board (Monday) is expected to appoint Paxton resident Krisha Shoemaker to the position of county treasurer. The County Board meets Monday evening.
The Board is also expected to accept the resignation of interim...
A disabled vehicle on Kankakee River Road in Wilmington was struck by a southbound Amtrak train Thursday evening. It happened about 6:30 pm on the Union Pacific line.
The vehicle’s owner said the car broke down while crossing...
An ongoing investigation dating back to July 2017 has led to the arrest of Robert E. Heck of Bradley. He’s facing felony theft charges involving thefts of license plates and registration stickers.
Bradley police claim the...
Felony charges have been filed against a Livingston County man arrested twice within hours. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest (Sunday) of 41-year-old Kenneth Murphy of Manville.
Murphy is charged with...
The federal grand jury in Springfield (Wednesday) returned an indictment that charges Michael Hari, 47; Joe Morris, 22; Michael McWhorter, 29; and, Ellis Mack, 18, all of Clarence, Ill., a rural community in east central...
Consumers are being warned about solicitors pitching electricity-rate deals. Door-to-door and phone offers promising to save money on power-supply costs can be misleading and wind up costing customers more. That’s the warning...
