A 2-story abandoned tavern fire in Martinton has several fire departments on the scene today (Fri). The fire at 109 Main Street alerted firemen around 9:30 am.
No injuries are reported.
The fire apparently originated from a...
There's more dismal news coming out of Kankakee on the job-front. The BASF Corporation, formerly known as Cognis, is announcing 50 employees are being laid off.
It was announced earlier that the Bunge Corporation would be...
The public comment segment of Iroquois County Board meetings may have some new guidelines in place, if approved by the full county board.
The Board is trying to address what has become, at times, lengthy public comment sessions...
A special committee appointed by the Watseka City Council is suggesting the Legion Park swimming pool remain where it is and improvements be made for future use.
The pool is closed for the season. The flood and recent rains have...
U.S. News & World Report has published its report on the best hospitals in Illinois. Riverside Medical Center is ranked at #11 among 220 hospitals in the state.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago was ranked number one...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding the Manteno Fire Department a federal grant. The Manteno Fire Protection District has been named a recipient of a $425,000...
The Iroquois County towns of Buckley and Loda will not be sharing Buckley police officer Chris White. The Loda village boared recently voted down an offer from Bucley officials to share White's services.
Money was the issue...
Benton County, Indiana has another wind farm under construction. The Amazon Wind Farm is being built.
After two years of development, farmland will be occupied by 65 turbines west of Fowler, just off State Road 18.
The Amazon...
The Pilot Hill Wind Project is under construction and 103 turbines are nearly ready to produce electricity. The 187 megawatt wind farm, near Herscher, will feed the grid at the Commonwealth Edison sub-station in Kankakee.
Pilot...
The rain let up, but it's too late to save some of Illinois' crops.
"When you say 'save'," said USDA Illinois statistician Mark Schleusener, "there are certainly spots within fields – and perhaps some entire fields – that are...
