DUI arrests made by Illinois State police included a Kankakee man and a St. Anne motorist. 56-year-old Jose Juarez was stopped on Route 45/52 at Jeffrey Street in Kankakee. During a roadside safety check, the Kankakee man showed...
Bradley and Bourbonnais emergency responders were at the Menards Store on Christine Drive in Bradley this (Wed) morning when an odor or fumes forced people from the building. Reports had at least seven people were taken by...
IL Route 52 @ 2200 E in Iroquois County is where two vehicles collided AT 11:15 am (Wed), sending one of the drivers to Riverside Hospital. Illinois State Police reported 39-year-old Stephanie Brattin of Donovan failed to yield...
Long-time assistant Watseka fire chief Tim Ketchum is now the chief. The City Council’s public safety committee endorsed Ketchum (Tues evening), to replace veteran 16-year fire chief Dave Mayotte.
Ketchum’s promotion will be...
Two vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Route 1 in Kankakee County injured one driver. 74-year-old Charles Bright of Beloit, WI was taken to an Indiana hospital. His pickup was hit by a unit driven by 21-year-old Rachel Reilly of...
People with Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance in Peoria, Rockford, and Galesburg will have to find new hospitals to use. Blue Cross yesterday said it's dropping the Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, the Saint Anthony Medical...
Veterans Honor Guards are lined up to benefit from today’s (Wed) “Day of Giving” in several communities. The ‘Day of Giving’ is organized to help outfit those veterans who serve on honor guards for funerals for the veterans who...
Union members with the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees will see slight pay hikes come December 1st. The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) approved a new tentative 3-year contract. Starting wages are...
The new fiscal year budget for 2018 in Iroquois County lists projected revenues at $5,297,700 while expenses come in at $5,292,300.
The approximate $5,000 surplus is most-welcome considering a several thousand dollar deficit was...
The two men involved in the altercation Sunday in Oxford (IN) are now identified. 35-year-old Nathan Lee Gick Oxford sustained non-life threatening injuries. He suffered a gunshot wound during a fight at an apartment complex. He...
