Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced a local judge has ruled that a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person. As a result, Judge Kara Bartucci ordered 35-year-old Elkanah Asher be remanded to the...
Ford County Crime Stoppers welcomes any information the public can provide concerning a weekend shooting in Paxton. A 19-year-old from Danville was wounded when shot in the head Saturday evening. The un-identified...
Illinois State Police has reorganized to provide 24/7 coverage of all 102 Illinois counties. They also plan to introduce new license plates on March 1 to celebrate the formation of Troops. ISP moved from 21 patrol...
An investigation is underway after a leaning wind turbine collapsed near Paxton last (Thurs) evening. The turbine, which is part of the Pioneer Trail Wind Farm in Ford County came crashing down south of Route 9.
Several people...
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that the CDC is reporting 19 counties in the state are at Medium Community Level for COVID-19, compared to 14 last week. There were no counties listed at High...
Southwest winds at 25 - 35 mph and some gusts near 45 mph today (Wed) will bring rain tonight and Thursday. Highs today near 50. Thursday's rain will also include snow in some areas.
Parts of Illinois may get a dose...
The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) voted in support of a resolution to contract with Twin City Energy Services for a locked-in rate to help control the rising cost. The service-company's spokesperson (Chris Landstrom) explained...
Illinois Republican lawmakers Tuesday called for action to address rising energy bills around the state. Gathering a day before the governor’s Budget and State of the State Address, they asked Governor J.B. Pritzker to take...
Zoning issues are becoming more of a challenge for county officials. Last month (Jan), Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a new law prohibiting county officials from banning or creating a moratorium on new wind or solar...
Veterans Assistance Commission Service Officers have been made aware of the need to reach out to veterans about watching out for scam artists. There's a need to be extra aware of scammers related to veterans and their benefit...
