Tragic fires in Champaign and Vermilion County over the weekend has fire officials again talking about fire safety during the holidays. A woman and her daughter died from injuries in a structure fire...
Some residents in Watseka no longer have to boil their water. The boil order issued Wednesday has been lifted.
E.R.H. Enterprise crews had to repair a water main break on E. Walnut Street, forcing the boil order for folks along...
State Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst plans another roundtable forum in January to hear from constituents in the 79th District. Citizens are invited to the roundtabvle at the district office at 370 E. Court Street in Kankakee. ...
Edgar Vazquez pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was sentenced to one year. The judge in Newton Superior Court then suspended that one-year in favor of probation.
Vazquez was the employee arrested in the months-long...
Illinois’ unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percent in November to 3.8 percent. State officials say that’s a new historical low, but it’s still three-tenths higher than the national unemployment rate of 3.5 percent. Over three...
Authorities in Iroquois County say it's too early to pinpoint a motive in the investigation of a double-murder last week. Police say Pamela Williams was found dead in rural Sheldon December 13th and Brian Musk was found dead...
As 2019 winds down, Watseka leaders are talking about expenses . And with budgetary meetings upcoming for the new fiscal year in May, timing calls for serious talks to find ways to control the bottom line.
Mayor John Allhands...
Riverside officials are hopeful ground will be broken in the spring for a $24-million dollar expansion. A 75,000 square foot medical office building is planned in Bourbonnais. The Daily-Journal reports Riverside looks to...
It's a pending project officials at Kankakee Community College are moving forward on. The college library is beiung upgraded. Work is set to go in January. KCC Marketing Director Kari Nugent says it's a long-time...
