The long-awaited and much-anticipated new $46 million Interstate 57 interchange at Bourbonnais opens to traffic tomorrow (Friday). The $46-million project at 6000N Road is expected to open the door to business ventures between...
ERH Enterprises has a boil order in place for a section of Watseka. Residents in the area of Monroe Street to Kay Street west of the railroad tracks need to boil cooking and drinking water until further notice.
A water...
Diabetes research fund hopes millions for Illinois research lowers medical costs overall.
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and there’s big money from a research fund pouring into Illinois to work toward a cure.
The...
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Iroquois County has announced several Veteran's Day ceremonies.
Saturday, November 10 11am Watseka American Legion Home welcomes vets in Legion Park.
Sunday, November 11 5:30 pm Donovan...
River Valley Metro joins other systems nationally in offering free rides on Election Day.
Voters can ride River Valley Metro Fixed Routes and Metro Plus services for free on Election Day, November 6th.
Commuter services will...
Twenty four-year-old Alyssa Shepherd of Rochester, IN is facing three charges of reckless homicide in a crash Tuesday morning that killed three children walking to the school bus.
Another child was flown to a Ft. Wayne hospital...
A Wilmington man is facing charges for the robbery of a Kankakee bank Tuesday afternoon. 38-year-old Dustin Chouinard was arrested by Kankakee police for robbing the Midland States Bank branch on South Schuyler Avenue.
The...
A central Illinois dentist is reminding you to donate your leftover Halloween candy to Operation Gratitude. Prairie Dental Group Dentist Dr.Tanya DeSanto said let your kids enjoy some of it, but to save their teeth and treat the...
New unemployment figures show Kankakee and Vermilion County are experiencing some very low jobless rates.
Kankakee County is among most-improved, showing significant job gains too.
The September unemployment rate in Kankakee...
