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Temporary help needed across state for snow-and-ice removal SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation today renewed its call for qualified individuals to step forward and apply for seasonal positions to help with...

The investigation continues into a single-vehicle accident that claimed a life in Livingston County Sunday. Coroner Danny Watson said 18-year-old Nicholas Vanover of Strawn was pronounced dead at the scene. He as alone in a...

The Iroquois County Historical Society (ICHS) is prepping for the 40th annual Harvest Daze event in Watseka.  The popular fundraiser benefits the Old Courthouse Museum.  Volunteers are always welcome and all...

$2,500 donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention   Riverside Behavioral Medicine is pleased to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the Out of the Darkness Walk of Kankakee...

The federal government has approved Illinois’ request for disaster relief in 27 of 32 counties affected by flooding this year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced Thursday. While the public assistance will allow county and...

The Village of Manteno will have to rebound from the loss of two local businesses. XPO Logistics and DHL Supply are vacating a 570,000 square foot building. The two separate companies have notified the state’s Worker Adjustment...

Don’t fish for that trout just yet, the season doesn’t open until Oct. 19 in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says early catch-and-release opportunities are available Oct. 5 at select locations. Get more...

Several municipal and county government bodies are getting their ordinances in place for compliance with Illinois’ new law for the sale of recreational marijuana. Deadlines are approaching in Springfield for the Department of...

The Kankakee Community College campus was closed down Thursday afternoon after a small boiler room fire. Sources indicated it was an electrical malfunction. The building was evacuated, activities shut down for the rest of the...

Wilmington Police seized 176 pounds of cannabis during a traffic stop Friday afternoon. A semi-tractor driver from Plainfield faces charges after a K-9 sniffed out the pot near Rt. 53 & S. Arsenal Rd in Wilmington. Further...