The Watseka Park District is teaming up again with the Watseka Elks Lodge for the Annual Kids Carnival at Watseka High School. Sunday's event is 1-3 pm. Its'a Free event featuring games and activities for children...
The annual polar plunge events this weekend will raise money for Special Olympics. Law enforcement agencies sponsor many of the events, including the Manteno Lake plunge at 2 pm Saturday.
The event supports Special Olympics...
An un-occupied house in Piper City sustained major damage in a fire Tuesday night. No injury was reported. The State Fire Marshall is looking into the cause. Firefighters from eight departments answered the call to...
Reports of a residential burglary in the 600-block of N. Market in Watseka led to the arrests of two people. Watseka Police report their investigation revealed a television was stolen. 24-year-old Jeffrey Reed Jr. and 19-year-old...
38th District State Senator Sue Rezin believes ideas proposed in Gov. Pritzker’s budget address, like the legalization of recreational marijuana, could be fast tracked through the legislature due to the Democratic majority.
“Not...
State Senator Jason Barickman has filed legislation designed to reduce the some of the costs associated with hiring employees, with the goal of helping businesses to add more jobs.
“Everyone knows Illinois has a bad reputation...
At least two new people will serve the Kankakee City Council after the April 2nd election.
Vote results from a low voter turnout in Tuesday's Primary shows Ward 1 and Ward 6 will find new faces taking seats in the...
A committee may be organizing to keep the popular St. Anne Pumpkin Fest alive. A meeting Monday evening had group stepping up to take over after longtime organizers, Bob Hubert and Barb Deneau, announced they’d be stepping aside...
The Dwight Village Board has put off until next month a vote on a proposed ICE detention facility. Any vote would be for annexation of an 88-acre tract of land at the border of the village limits.
Mayor Jared Anderson reports a...
