The expected high winds Friday and Saturday are pushing officials into alert-mode. Countywide burn bans in neighboring Ford and Vermilion County are posted. Citizens are avised no burning will be allowed, beginning at...
The Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency, Eastern Illinois Mutual Aid Fire Association in conjunction with the Iroquois County Board Chairman, Paul Ducat, alert all Iroquois County residents: A COUNTY...
Students and leaders gather to celebrate and advocate for agriculture and agricultural education
On Tuesday, March 18, FFA student members, advisors, and leaders...
The 2025 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 5, at 58 ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state. The Illinois Catchable Trout Program receives funding support by those who use the program through...
Fire officials are advising the public to avoid burning in the days ahead. A sunny day today (Wednesday) with a high near 65. Winds pickup Thursday night. Then Friday, southeast winds are expected from 25...
American rapper, singer and songwriter Snoop Dog will perform at the Illinois State Fair Wednesday, August 13. In addition to his extensive work in music, with hits like "Gin & Juice" and "Drop it Like it’s Hot" to his new...
Newton County Sheriff's Police are praising two men for their alertness after they discovered a vehicle with a woman inside. The woman had been reported missing six days ago. She was OK and flown to a Chicago...
Three railroad crossings in Kankakee were closed for some three hours Tuesday morning while emergency personnel investigated a fatal train-pedestrian incident. A southbound Canadian National freight hit a woman along...
Illinois State Police investiated a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning, leaving at least two people injured. The crash involved a truck-tractor semi-trailer and a passenger vehicle on U.S. Route 45/52. Emergency crews...
