Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong will serve a two-year term on the National League of Cities Board of Directors. The organization provides strategic direction and guidance for the NLS's federal advocacy. governance and membership...
Observers say winter temperatures are rising across the country. Some of the biggest jumps are around the Great Lakes. In Illinois, average daily temps in the winer season in the last 30 years have incrfeased 2.5...
A massive solar farm project is coming to rural southern Grundy County. The Grundy County Board (Tuesday) night approved a special use petition request by Blue Sky to operate a utility scale solar farm. The site is within a few...
December may be the season of giving – but it’s typically a challenging time to collect enough blood donations. Add in a pandemic, and this year could be even tougher than usual. That’s why the American Red Cross is urging those...
A COVID-friendly Christmas Decorating Contest in Milford is drawing a lot of interest and proving to be a suitable substitute for the canceled Village Christmas Parade. And the public is encouraged to get involved and vote for...
Kankakee Police have a 23-year-old man in custody for murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Formal charges were pending. Polcie have not yet said if the man is the person responsible for the...
In Kankakee Court --- bond has been set at $1-million dollars for Cory Williams of Kankakee in the Sunday shooting death of 31-year-old Antonio Allen. It happened in Bradley. Officers answered a call to a domestic...
Braidwood Police arrested a sexual predator at a local motel. While patrolling a local business site, an officer ran a LEADS check on an unoccupied, parked vehicle. The LEADS inquiry revealed that the...
With a focus on the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that killed at least 32 residents there, the Illinois House Veterans' Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next week in Chicago. The in-person committee...
County Clerks are issuing notice to candidates who want their names on the ballot for the April 2021 Consolidated Election that they may begin filing their nominating petitions starting Monday, December 14.
Candidates for local...
