The former bank president of a Newton County facility is facing charges of defrauding his former workplace out of more than $6 million.
46-year-old Mark Warne of Brook faces 14-counts in the indictment. Ten counts are for bank...
Wind energy in the news --- high-voltage lines will boost wind farms in the Midwest, an Illinois jail is hoping to use wind turbine for power, and the Milford school building project in Iroquois County gains revenue from wind...
An 8-time DUI offender was sentenced to a 15-year prison term Thursday in Iroquois Circuit Court. 60-year-old Rodney Hamrick of Cissna Park was convicted by an Iroquois County jury last October for aggravated driving under...
Bond is set at $150,000 for a Pembroke Township man arrested for the rape of an underage relative.
42-year-old Willie Nichols Jr. is accused of impregnating the relative. He was arrested by a U.S. Marshal's Service Task Force...
Electrical service in Earl Park, Indiana is back on today (Friday) after what was reported as an 'explosion' last night left about one-third of the town without power.
Four fire departments answered a call around 8:30 pm to a...
The Momence school board Monday voted to lay off four teachers. It's an effort to save the district $232,000 next year.
Only first-year teachers would be affected, according to the Superintendent's office. The cuts are expected...
Health, Life, Safety work is on the get-it-done list for the Unit Nine School District in Watseka. Sup't Kenny Lee tells WGFA News there's quite a bit of detail to work out. Making sure rooftops are in order is high on the...
The Milford (MAPS #124) School District can't say 'Thanks enough' to the district's people who said 'Yes' to a building project. It's a project that'll create a new school and build new memories to support the past.
The MAPS...
New crime statistics for the city of Kankakee are encouraging. Burglary and theft cases are reported to be at 30-year lows. The number of robberies are down, the 2nd lowest in that same 30-year period. These are 2015...
Watseka Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is taking some time to celebrate a milestone. A successful program continues to give to the community. And it happens because of a dedicated staff.
Originally named Hawthorne...
