Candidates seeking positions next Spring at the local level begin filing petitions TODAY (Tuesday, November 12). The filing period runs from 8 am November 12 until the close of business on Monday, November 18. (Some...
Watseka Fire Chief Ken Baier is praising the response of emergency personnel to a house fire (Saturday) in the 600-block of E. Mulberry Street. Four people were injured, two with serious burns and smoke inhalation. ...
Here's what's open and closed this Veterans Day. Since Monday is a federal holiday, many government services and most banks are closed. So are Federal Reserve banks. But major retailers will stay open, including Target...
A single-vehicle crash near Beaverville (Thursday) left a St. Anne man dead. 68-year-old Robert Hubert was pronounced deceased enroute to Christ Lutheran Hospital in Oak Lawn. A Lifestar Helicopter was called to the scene...
A Thursday morning crash near Thomasboro killed a 33-year-old man from Ford County. The victim, from Elliott, died when his vehicle collided with another vehicle in Condit Township. According to the Champaign County Coroner...
A two-vehicle crash in Benton County, IN Wednesday left one person dead another injured. Sheriff John Cox reported the crash involved an SUV and a semi on Old U.S. 41 near Boswell. Killed was the driver of the...
The State Fire Marshal is working with Grundy County and Coal City fire officials as a weekend fire tragedy took the lives of a father and son. A home in Diamond killed 63-year-old Charles 'Bill" Tabler Jr and 26-year-old...
Illinois received beneficial rainfall over the past few days with some spots seeing several inches. The rain alleviated drought conditions that have been building since July. Central Illinois and to the south saw the most...
New County Board members join the fold next month in Iroquois County. And the new names were supported by voters (Tuesday). The fresh faces/voices were not contested in the General Election, having already been supported in the...
