BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Lisa Dugan, candidate for state representative, kicked off her campaign and opened her campaign headquarters on Tuesday August 14, 2018 with the help of her family and a very large group that included a...
The Illinois State Fair has always been first and foremost an agricultural fair. We’re celebrating all aspects of Illinois ag during Agriculture Day on Tuesday, August 14, at the Illinois State Fair.
Many events are planned to...
It’s been controversial, but the solar farm proposal at the edge of Momence is on today’s agenda for the Kankakee County Board. The matter could be tabled for further discussion, but the project has been given a green light by...
A new Illinois law, signed recently by Governor Bruce Rauner, sets rules for setting up and taking down solar panels to make sure they don't harm farm land.
It requires developers to pay to restore land if and when the solar...
New CT imaging technology now available to Riverside patients
Patients requiring computed tomography (CT) imaging scans now have access to the most advanced medical imaging system in the...
State officials say programs to keep at-risk youth in school were short-changed in the sweeping school reform law passed last year.
Regional Superintendent Gregg Murphy, who serves Iroquois and Kankakee counties, says the...
Uncertainty about future of wind farms raises revenue concerns >>>
A public safety tax may sound familiar to a lot of people. Now, the Ford County Board is...
The Ford County Board’s zoning committee finalized a package of proposed changes to the county’s ordinance regulating wind farms Tuesday. It includes a proposal to more than double the distance wind turbines must be from...
An Iroquois County Probation Officer was assisted by Watseka Police Thursday after illegal itmes were found in a probation client's home. Police responded to a residence in the 100-block of Madison Street.
19-year-old Matthew...
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin dropped by Kankakee on Wednesday to talk with school officials about plans to start an Army Junior ROTC program at the high school.
Kankakee High School has hopes of launching an Army Jr. ROTC program. And...
