A handful of fire departments responded to a rural pole barn fire Friday, which rekindled later. The rural Crescent City location triggered a box alarm immediately. Crescent Fire Chief Scott Dirks said the pole barn was already...
The Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs have been canceled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“The Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs have been some of my favorite opportunities to celebrate our agricultural...
Work on the Canadian National (CN) Railroad Bridge on West River Street in Kankakee is scheduled to begin Monday morning, June 15. The work is expected to continue 2-3 weeks depending on the weather. A posted detour, with...
The Iroquois Mental Health Center is back open offering services at its main locations -- Watseka, Kankakee and Manteno. The re-opening was effective Monday, June 8.
Executive Director Dr. Dennis Hopkins said "our staff has been...
Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and the Illinois Supreme Court announced (Wednesday) the appointment of Associate Judge Michael Sabol as a resident circuit judge of Iroquois County in the 21st Judicial Circuit. The circuit includes...
Country music singer Garth Brooks is putting on an ‘on-screen only’ concert to be shown at hundreds of drive-ins. The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In Theatre at Gibson City is included. Drive-In theatres across the U.S. and Canada...
A 51-year-old Braidwood man killed in a house fire (Wednesday) is now identified as Edward Emery. The Will County Coroner’s Office was waiting on autopsy results. Emery was pulled from the house he lived in by fire crews, but...
The Route 49 railroad crossing at Cissna Park is scheduled for closure Tuesday, June 23. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the Union Pacific Railroad will make repairs to the crossing. The closure...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger is criticizing President Trump's removal of American troops from Germany. Kinzinger's office released a statement calling the move a risk to national security. Kinzinger also said that alliances matter...
