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                                  The OSFM has established the State of Illinois CRR Taskforce to identify and mitigate risks in Illinois. The...

How about cellphone use in the Courthouse ? It’s happening – per a Supreme Court Order. And some say problems could arise. Individual courthouses will need to put together their own directives on how to handle the order. The...

A Coal City woman and a Wilmington woman are among those individuals indicted on drug charges in Grundy County. The grand jury returned its ruling last week. 27-yr-old Brittney Torino of Coal City faces a charge of Unlawful...

Authorities in Nebraska have arrested a man accused of kidnapping a woman in Indiana, handcuffing her and driving her to Nebraska.  Nebraska State Patrol reports 52-year-old William Brittingham of DeMotte (IN) is...

There's 71 county fair queens in Springfield for the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs State Competition this weekend.  The preliminary competion begins today with speech competition,  stage presence and beauty...

Steve Meenen of Melvin will serve as interim-president of the Ford County Fair Board. He was elected last week (Jan 5) during the board’s annual meeting. Kirk Miller of Melvin, who had served as board president since 2009, chose...

Eight of nine session days for the Illinois Legislature so far this year have been canceled as lawmakers don't plan to return to Springfield next week. Some speculate they won't return until March. In a joint statement, the...

Out of an abundance of caution and the continued high COVID cases statewiide, Illinois Secretary of State DMV offices will remain closed another week.  Plans are now to re-open the offices Monday, Jnuary 24.  The...

Three applications for American Rescue Plan (ARPA) money in Iroquois County have been approved. The Iroquois County Board Tuesday OK’d its first allotment of the federal funds, designed to provide relief to agencies trying to...

                                   RX Mobile Food Pantry Provides Healthy Food Options to Families in Need Riverside Healthcare...