A rural Elliott home was destroyed by fire Tuesday, most likely as a result of an electrical issue, said Elliott’s fire chief, Bill Smith.
Volunteer firefighters from Elliott, Gibson City and Melvin spent over four hours...
A Wednesday morning tool shed fire in Newton County DID $50,000 damage. 23 firefighters spent around two hours fighting the blaze near the Illinois state line.
The fire was reported just before 7 am at 8224 S 675 W in rural...
A Channahon man was the winner of the $1.3 million winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket sold at USA Liquors in Channahon.
Thomas Lewis says he plans to use the winning money to buy a new home and take his family to Disney World.
The...
A Kankakee County man was sentenced to four years in prison for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a meth.
39-yr-old Chance Templet of Reddick violated a Grundy County Alternative Court...
The driver of a car and its passenger were killed this (Thursday) morning in a crash with a semi-trailer on Illinois Route 9 in Ford County. It happened west of Paxton at County Road 1300 E.
Illinois State Police and the Ford...
The teenager shot and killed in Wilmington December 26 is now identified as a freshman student at Reed Custer High School.
15-year-old Mikey Wilkey of Godley was accidentally shot and killed by his 17-year-old cousin near the...
The National Weather Service has issued yet another wind chill advisory for all of East Central Illinois. The advisory kicks in tonight (Wednesday) and continues through 12 pm Thursday.
Wind chill readings could reach 25 degrees...
The OSFM will work jointly with the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance to provide smoke alarms and fire prevention education across Illinois
The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA)...
-- Bitterly cold weather continues. The National Weather Service issued a Wind Chill Advisory until noon today. Highs are only expected to reach the mid-teens with Wind Chills as low as negative 30. People heading outside should...
A wind chill warning remains in effect until noon Tuesday for east central Illinois. Expect wind chills to range from 15 below to 30 below zero through Tuesday morning.
The weather conditions may impact school schedules as the...
