Illinois State Police report I-74 near Oakwood is open again after a crash this (Thurs) morning. The accident involved a semi tractor-trailer.
Troopers say the semi had jackknifed in the median. No word of injuries.
The trailer...
The Great Lakes Basin Transportation has submitted its railroad hub proposal to a federal review board. The GLBR proposal is to build a 261-mile freight line bypass around Chicago. The year-long talks have been presented to...
A 29-year-old Man who’s accused of throwing a tomahawk at an arresting Iroquois County officer will stand trial for attempted murder.
Kevin Funk is accused of throwing the tomahawk at the arresting officer last year. The deputy...
22-year-old Joshua Carlson of Essex is in custody for the Monday armed robbery of a Manteno gas station.
Will County authorities arrested Carlson after a suspicious person report at a truck stop in Monee. Police said the suspect...
Vermilion County has new leaders in place to lead the Republican Party. Former Party Chairman Mike Marron is returning to that position, and the new Vice Chairman is State Representative Chad Hays.
The new leaders were elected...
Chasity Wells-Armstrong is off and running as Kankakee’s new Mayor. She was sworn-in Monday night before an overflow crowd at the Kankakee City Chambers.
Mrs. Wells-Armstrong made history last month, winning election to become...
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb visited Lowell (IN) Friday to get a major Interstate 65 expansion project underway. The groundbreaking event was for the Northwest Indiana Expansion Project.
The plan is to improve the traffic flow...
A resurfacing project in Benton County will close a part of U.S. 52 through Fowler.
Work is scheduled to start Monday.
The road will be closed for resurfacing, curb work and patching.
That project should be finished in...
A 51-year-old Milford man died in a single-car crash early Saturday. Kevin Perkins was found unresponsive in his overturned car in northwestern Vermilion County.
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup pronounced Perkins dead at...
