A federal lawsuit filed in Urbana on behalf of former Paxton Police Chief Bob Bane alleges the veteran officer was fired illegally by Mayor Bill Ingold. The suit claims retaliation for Bane’s action taking the city to court for...
Six Sam's Club locations in Chicagoland are among the dozens closing around the country. Walmart announced yesterday that it was shutting down over 60 stores, leaving thousands of workers out of a job. The closures include stores...
Spring on Thursday, winter (today) on Friday. That's how forecasters are describing the temperature swing that is, once again, leaving Illinois in the ice box.
Most folks across the state saw near record warmth to close out...
Lt. Governor unveils program to help rural high school students prepare for college
Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti (Thursday) unveiled a new Advanced Placement (AP) pilot program that will give students at rural Illinois high...
The White County, IN Health Department has confirmed one death in the county due to the flu.
A 91-year-old man from Reynolds, Indiana has died because of the virus. State health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL at least 4 pm THIS AFTERNOON... .Warm, moist air spreading north over the snow covered ground is helping to develop dense fog across much of northern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana...
A January 25 ‘special meeting’ is on the calendar for Iroquois County officials to try to determine what’s next after an arbitrator ruled in favor of the union that’ll give 9-1-1 dispatchers three-years of back-pay.
The ruling...
A recently-ruled on tele-communicators contract is sure to occupy a lot of discussion time at Tuesday’s Iroquois County Board meeting.
An arbitrator’s ruling, after months of negotiations, will cost the county $247, 245 in back...
Illinois State Police are investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 80 Friday afternoon. A Bradley woman... 27-YR-OLD Angela Dominguez ... was identified as the victim.
It was at 12:15 p.m. on I-80 Eastbound at Ridge Road when...
Much of Illinois started the day under a Winter Weather Advisory. The National Weather Service left an advisory in place till 6 am for folks from just outside of the Quad Cities to the Indiana border, and from the Chicago suburbs...
