Iroquois County Public Health now reports 51 positive tests for coronavirus. Tuesday’s report shows new cases include: a male in his 30s, a female in her 30s, two females in their 50s and a female in her 20s. The county has one...
This year’s July 4th fireworks display and the symphony orchestra performance at Kankakee Community College has been called off. The popular event is yet another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty of the crisis...
Strict guidelines will be place to meet social distancing, but the Harvest Moon Drive-In Theatre at Gibson City opens for the season this weekend. The double-screen theatre is one of several in Illinois allowed to open...
More than ten fire departments responded to an apartment fire in the 600 block of South East Street in Gardner Sunday evening. Reports had flames coming from the rear window of the second floor apartment building. The fire was...
Sheldon firemen responded to a house fire Tuesday afternoon in the 100-block of E. Main Street. Food left unattended on a stove sparked the fire, which resulted in extensive smoke damage. No injury was reported.
Firefighters from...
The bishop of the Joliet Diocese is officially no longer in his role. Pope Francis accepted Bishop R. Daniel Conlon's resignation Monday, four months after Conlon went on medical leave. Bishop Richard Pates will stay in that...
Motorists in Iroquois County are reminded about a road closure for a bridge rehabilitation project on the Woodland Road. The scheduled project begins today (Monday 4/5). County Highway 40, 1400 North Road, near the west edge of...
The Kankakee County Public Health Department now reports 30 deaths from COVID-19. Two more cases were added over the weekend. The number of confirmed cases jumped another 18 over the weekend. Health officials sai...
Champaign County Public Health reported four new cases of coronavirus Sunday, three of thjem in Rantoul. The county now has 173 cases, with six deaths. The Village of Rantoul has seen its case count jump ny 17 in...
Newton County, IN is up to eight deaths as a result of COVID-19. The Indiana State Department of Health reported Saturday that 676 new cases of COVID-19 were reported since Friday. Newton County reported two additional deaths and...
