No decisions were made and Mayor Bill Ingold said there won’t be any decisions – anytime soon, regarding the sale of cannabis products in the Paxton community. But the Paxton City Council’s Planning Committee last night heard...
It’s an attempt to control the habits of a younger generation and improve health. The Watseka City Council last evening amended its ordinance Regulating Tobacco Products, under a new Illinois law. It raises the legal age from 18...
The annual Hunting Heritage banquet is set for this Saturday 8/3 in Milford. The Iroquois Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is hosting the event at Town & Country Events in Milford. Tickets...
Watseka Public Library is the host site for a job fair this week. Express Employment professionals will conduct the job fair Friday 8/2 from 1-4 pm. No sign-up is required. All are welcome.
Express Employment’s number one goal...
Area farmers can see some of the best tillage equipment on display Wednesday 7/31. The McCullough Implement Company of Watseka welcomes friends & visitors to its ‘Field Day’ demonstration. The event is from 9 am ‘til 2 pm ---...
Monday began damage assessments from recent heavy flooding in affected Illinois counties and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has requested an extension for the state to file a federal disaster declaration request. Pritzker’s office said there...
Aqua Illinois is in trouble with a state oversite agency. The Illinois EPA recently cited the water supplier for several alleged violations in connection to ongoing lead water contamination woes in south suburban University Park...
State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst (R – Kankakee) announced today the Project Next Generation (PNG) Grants Program through the Illinois State Library issued grants to libraries in the 79th District.
“Libraries offer...
Hundreds of Illinois National Guard Troops are heading to Afghanistan. Governor J.B. Pritzker was on Chicago's South Side Sunday for a sendoff ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment. A mobilization ceremony was...
A 28-year-old Kankakee man is facing prison time after a jury convicted him (Monday). Carlos Venegas was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The offenses took place in 2018.
Kankakee...
